United Kingdom

Silt blamed for dive pair deaths

June 17, 2009
news.bbc.co.uk

Kaye Moss, 43, and David White, 42, from Gloucestershire, were on a diving trip on the wreck of the 113ft-long (34m) frigate HMS Scylla. The frigate was scuttled in Whitsand Bay in 2004 to create an artificial reef for divers and sealife. A verdict of accidental death was recorded at an inquest in Plymouth.The inquest heard Ms Moss and Mr White died because they failed to trail a line to show them how to get out of the ship which rests in about 65ft (20m) of water.

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Silt warnings around Scylla reef

April 7, 2009
news.bbc.co.uk

Divers are warning that the dumping of dredged material could spoil diving around an artificial reef off Cornwall.

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The wreck that made £30 million

March 26, 2009
www.thisisplymouth.co.uk

BUSINESS leaders believe Europe's first artificial diving reef off Whitsand Bay has generated up to £30million in its first five years. On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the sinking of the former HMS Scylla, Tim Jones, chairman of the Devon and Cornwall Business Council, said the wreck had created an "absolutely massive boost" to Plymouth's economy.

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Surf reef 'completed by August'

March 5, 2009
news.bbc.co.uk

Dorset's much-delayed artificial surf reef should be finished by August, the developer has said.

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Reef ship plan hits funding snag

January 28, 2009
news.bbc.co.uk

Plans to create an artificial reef by sinking a ship off the Dorset coast have been met with a lukewarm reception by a potential investor.

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Let's sink a battleship to create artificial reefs off Portland

January 26, 2009
www.dorsetecho.co.uk

Bold new plans have been unveiled to create a series of artificial reefs by sinking old warships off Portland.

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UK Beach Town Hopes for Hawaiian Waves

December 10, 2008
Spiegel Online International

With a planned artificial reef, a British seaside resort hopes to cash in on European surfing tourism. When completed, the underwater ramp is expected to create waves as high as 13 feet.

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Recipe for rescuing our reefs

Rod Salm
November 5, 2008
BBC News

The colourful world supported by coral reefs is under threat as oceans absorb greater quantities of carbon dioxide, says Rod Salm. In this week's Green Room, he says we must accept that we are going to lose many of these valuable ecosystems, but adds that not all hope is lost.

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Great Borough Reef cash boost

Vesela Todorova
October 22, 2008
News Guardian

A CASH injection of nearly £30,000 from the Government's Sea Change programme is set to give the North Tyneside coastline a major boost.

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