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ex navy ship becomes divers' wonderland
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10-4-2009 12:27 AM
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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://abc.com.au/news/stories/2009/10/04/2704197.htm?section=australia"><P class="first">Today's scuttling of former HMAS Canberra, off Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula, is expected to create a unique diving experience and a wonderland for fish.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://abc.com.au/news/stories/2009/10/04/2704197.htm?section=australia"><P>The ship is due to be sunk off Ocean Grove about 11:00am (AEDT) with a lot of its equipment in place.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://abc.com.au/news/stories/2009/10/04/2704197.htm?section=australia"><P>Victorian Artificial Reef Society president John Lawler says an artificial reef will form quickly once the Canberra settles, attracting divers from around the world. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://abc.com.au/news/stories/2009/10/04/2704197.htm?section=australia"><P>"All sorts of cold water fish will come to live and grow and breed in the Canberra, and it's just a great marine wonderland for fish." </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://abc.com.au/news/stories/2009/10/04/2704197.htm?section=australia"><P>Mr Lawler says 17 devices will be used to sink the ship.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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