As of DEMA I have heard that funding has been approved. Anyone know more about this?
Vandenberg funding has been approved
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"Got $900,000? You can bid on naming reef
November 10, 2006
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Call it an opportunity for some below-sea-level recognition.
An online auction began Wednesday for naming rights to an artificial reef project organizers hope to establish off the Florida Keys.
The reef is to be created by sinking the retired 524-foot U.S. Air Force missile-tracking ship General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, which monitored NASA space launches from 1963 to 1983.
Since 1984, the ship has been among decommissioned vessels at the James River Naval Reserve Fleet in Virginia. The so-called Ghost Fleet is being thinned because of environmental concerns.
Bidding on eBay begins at $900,000, with a reserve price of $1.3 million, said Joe Weatherby, a project organizer with Artificial Reefs of the Keys.
It's the last piece of funding required for the $5.7 million project. ARK has gathered $3 million but needs to come up with remaining funds to avoid losing the ship to a scrapyard.
AP
Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed."
November 10, 2006
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Call it an opportunity for some below-sea-level recognition.
An online auction began Wednesday for naming rights to an artificial reef project organizers hope to establish off the Florida Keys.
The reef is to be created by sinking the retired 524-foot U.S. Air Force missile-tracking ship General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, which monitored NASA space launches from 1963 to 1983.
Since 1984, the ship has been among decommissioned vessels at the James River Naval Reserve Fleet in Virginia. The so-called Ghost Fleet is being thinned because of environmental concerns.
Bidding on eBay begins at $900,000, with a reserve price of $1.3 million, said Joe Weatherby, a project organizer with Artificial Reefs of the Keys.
It's the last piece of funding required for the $5.7 million project. ARK has gathered $3 million but needs to come up with remaining funds to avoid losing the ship to a scrapyard.
AP
Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed."
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