- Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia
The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia (ARSBC) is a registered
non-profit organization based inVancouver ,British Columbia . They began operations in 1989, with the G.B. Church project, and have since sunk 7 ships and 1Boeing 737 . Their mission is to create and maintainartificial reefs for use by SCUBA divers as a means to promote the local economy, the technology and safety procedures involved in creating artificial reefs, promote the use of artificial reefs as a means to minimize the impacts caused by SCUBA divers on other historically significant or ecologically-sensitive sites, and to monitor all developments regarding their artificial reefs for environmental impact and diver safety.Artificial reefs
*Sunk August 11, 1991: MV G.B. Church off Portland Island, near Sidney, BC at 48°43.323′ N, 123°21.339′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=48+43.323%27+N,+123+21.339%27+W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk December 5, 1992: warship|HMCS|Chaudière|DDE 235 (II) off Kunechin Point, in Porpoise Bay, near Sechelt, BC at 49° 37.694' N, 123° 48.699' W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=49%C2%B0+37.694%27+N,+123%C2%B0+48.699%27+W&ie=UTF8&ll=49.628504,-123.810425&spn=1.328955,3.466187&om=1]
*Sunk September 16, 1995: warship|HMCS|Mackenzie|DDE 261 off Gooch Island, near Sidney, BC at 48°40.094′ N, 123°17.170′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=48+40.094%27+N,+123+17.170%27+W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk June 22, 1996: warship|HMCS|Columbia|DDE 260 (II) off Maude Island, near Campbell River, BC at 50°8.031′ N, 125°20.152′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=50+08.031%27+N,+125+20.152%27+W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk June 14, 1997: warship|HMCS|Saskatchewan|DDE 262 (II) off Snake Island, near Nanaimo, BC at 49°12.96′ N, 123°53.070′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=49+12.96%27+N,+123+53.070%27+W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk July 14, 2000: warship|HMCS|Yukon|DDE 263 off Mission Beach, near San Diego, California at 32°46.80′ N 117°17.12′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=32+46.80N+117+17.12W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk October 20, 2001: warship|HMCS|Cape Breton|ARE 100 (II) off Snake Island, near Nanaimo, BC at 49°12.88′ N, 123°53.067′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=49+12.88%27+N,+123+53.067%27+W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk January 14, 2006: Xihwu Boeing 737-200 off Chemainus, BC at 48°56.142′ N, 123°43.130′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=48+56.142N,+123+43.130W&ie=UTF8&om=1]Sources
* [http://www.artificialreef.bc.ca/ ARSBC]
* [http://www.divemaster.ca/boeing/ Boeing 737 artificial reef chemainus scuba]
* [http://www.cawreckdivers.org/Wrecks/Yukon.htm California Wreck Divers - HMCS Yukon]
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