decommissioning ships

[badkuk]

there's this documentary on discovery channel about a decommissioned aircraft carrier that's going to be sunk.

question: why don't they just chop the whole thing up and sell it for scrap? sayang ung bakal e, it will just turn to dust under all that seawater

[ghosthunter]

They're using the ship as an artificial reef and diving site. Its not unusual for them to sink vehicles which are later turned into diving sites. They have sunk typically planes and ships.

Given the thinkness of the hull, the ship will probably last more than 100 years before the metal gets fully rusted. By then, the coral would have gotten thick and will be a self supporting structure.

[jappy]

yep. decommisioned ships are used as artificial reefs.
plus i think it is cheaper for them to just sink the ship than to chop it up and sell it scrap.

[number001]

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal Asia that they bring old US warships to places like in India, where these ships are purchased by subcontractors. Abundant and cheap labor makes the whole process of tearing up and decontaminating a large ship quite feasible. With prices of steel going up, these subcontractors stand to make a healthy profit.

[Horsepower]

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[Flagg]

San dito sa Philippines nakakabili ng Ships? yung mga 2nd hand lang. I need about 10 units, ships as big as passenger ships, as big as possible.
...

I think sir sa Malaya may regular section sila ads of ships for sale...

[johnart]

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal Asia that they bring old US warships to places like in India, where these ships are purchased by subcontractors. Abundant and cheap labor makes the whole process of tearing up and decontaminating a large ship quite feasible. With prices of steel going up, these subcontractors stand to make a healthy profit.

not only its cheaper, there are also no environmental laws over there because of the radiation given by the nuclear reactors.