On Fri, 24 Aug 2001 David Strike <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Following the sinking of the former HMAS SWAN - soon to be followed by
>the HMAS PERTH - in Western Australia, it looks like us eastern coast
>folks will soon have a purpose-sunk wreck of our own, the former HMAS
>BRISBANE!  :-)

I heard a little about this on the news the other night. WHICH part of the
eastern coast will get it?  Oh, I give my apologies in advance for not
being available as a volunteer cleaner :-) After the Swan effort I was keen
to help out with the Perth but we were given the brush-off by em down there
so I thought stuff you lot. If you get behind schedule dont cry to us for
help. Instead our group joined up with some uw photographers from Albany &
we went diving instead.

<snip of the kiwi shears>
>As a dive site it'll be a far better fate than the ignominy of being
>turned into razor-blades and saucepans!  :-)

Amen to that :-)  Hmmm may have to dive on the east coast more often if you
start sinking lots more nice new artificial reefs for me ;-)
Viv