Scuba_Noob
Contributor
Hi, I'm a newbie diver and NOWHERE close to technical or wreck diving (not for a couple hundred more dives), but I had some questions about wrecks in general, and this seems like the perfect forum for that.
I assume when people/officials sink a wreck, they just let it float down to the bottom. The problem is that wrecks are huge and heavy. Add that to sinking at a pretty fast rate, don't the wrecks damage the flora and fauna of the environment a lot?
Yes, I know that eventually the wrecks become part of the environment and contribute to the ecosystem by providing a place for animals/plants to grow or hide...but I'm curious about the initial damages.
Do they normally try to pick areas without a lot of animals and plants to drop wrecks?
Are there any cases of wrecks sinking and destroying a lot (e.g., plants/wildlife or breaking off an underwater "cliff" and chunks of rock")?
I assume when people/officials sink a wreck, they just let it float down to the bottom. The problem is that wrecks are huge and heavy. Add that to sinking at a pretty fast rate, don't the wrecks damage the flora and fauna of the environment a lot?
Yes, I know that eventually the wrecks become part of the environment and contribute to the ecosystem by providing a place for animals/plants to grow or hide...but I'm curious about the initial damages.
Do they normally try to pick areas without a lot of animals and plants to drop wrecks?
Are there any cases of wrecks sinking and destroying a lot (e.g., plants/wildlife or breaking off an underwater "cliff" and chunks of rock")?