Tires in the ocean make a great reef...

[Hawkeye]

Nice artificial reef! (not!)


Tim Keeney, U.S. deputy assistant secretary for oceans and atmosphere and a key high-level figure within the National Oceanic and Atmopsheric Administration, checks out one of the approximately two million old tires that were dumped in the 1970s with the intent of creating an artificial reef as he scuba dives Thursday, June 14, 2007, off the shore of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Keeney and other officials got a firsthand look at reef damage, repair and recovery efforts in the area. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

 

[GregW]

and now...

http://www.enn.com/anim.html?id=1845

 

[otisbrown]

I wonder if any studies were done before attempting to use the tires as an artificial reef.

 

[DaveK]

I'm sure some studies were done. They just never accounted for the tires moving around and doing a lot of other damage. As I recall, in some areas all the tires were bolted to each other and to large concrete anchors.

I remember these going into the ocean. It was considered a great thing because they figured a lot of fish would live there, and they were rid of a lot of tires. It was touted as a great benefit to all.

It's too bad it didn't work out that way.