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