In 1997, Australia sank the 372-foot missile destroyer HMAS Swan; five years of monitoring recorded 92 fish species using the former warship as an artificial reef

In 1997, HMAS Swan was sunk by design off the coast of Western Australia. Once a seagoing warship, HMAS Swan was later turned into an artificial reef in Geographe Bay, where its steel structure now supports a diverse range of marine life.

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