Navy Ship to be India’s Newest Artificial Reef
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Diver Magazine
By Diver Magazine
Published on 10/20/2008
A decommissioned Indian Navy ship has become the country’s newest artificial reef. A 162-tonne patrol boat was sunk earlier this year off the Karnataka coast in the Arabian Sea.
Ever Vigilant diving
A decommissioned Indian Navy ship has become the country’s newest artificial reef. A 162-tonne patrol boat was sunk earlier this year off the Karnataka coast in the Arabian Sea.
The government sank the The Ever Vigilant (Seaward Defence Boat T-54) near the coastal city of Karwar. The area has only recently been open to divers. The Ever Vigilant guarded the country's maritime borders for 23 years.