HMAS Adelaide to be sunk off NSW - 8 February

HMAS Adelaide is set to be sunk off Terrigal, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, creating an artificial reef for divers and surfers to enjoy.

Member for Dobell Ken Ticehurst said the sinking of the escort frigate would provide the central coast with a place on the itinerary of globe-trotting divers.

"The HMAS Adelaide will open the door to a unique international tourism market and will attract divers from all over the world to the central coast," Mr Ticehurst said.

from http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21191812-1702,00.html

Contributed by Tim Hochgrebe added 2007-02-09

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ryanC added 2007-02-11: Hi mate ,how you going im so keen on diving this sight seems its in my back yard can you please let me no if you have any details on when its being sunk and when its open to start diving?thanks

Tim Hochgrebe added 2007-02-11

To my knowledge there is no set date yet - stay tuned ...

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Les Graham added 2007-02-23: Hi, So far the plan is for her to be decomissioned Nov o7 probable sinking early to mid 08 Location about 1/2 nm off the Skillion in 35m Les Graham http://www.terrigaldive.com.au

luggage added 2007-07-03

Can you recommend other similar sites, since this one is still several months away from being begun (and I would guess even longer away from being interesting diving in terms of becoming a “reef.”)? My fiancé and I are trying to sort out now where we will honeymoon next spring. She’s been pushing for Italy, which I think is the result of her having seen Under the Tuscan Sun too many times. Australia sounds nice to me, though. I’ve done some diving here in America, but nothing very spectacular. My one problem will be convincing her to give it a try. Between Open Water, and her pretty much sheer terror of sharks in general, I’m not sure how I’m going to get her out there, much less in Australia. But maybe if I could tempt her with a cool site, it would help my case.

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