In 1994, 100 obsolete battle tanks were sunk off Alabama; three decades later, they remain underwater fish habitat

Alabama’s 1994 reef program involved sinking 100 battle tanks to create artificial reefs. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

Battle tanks were built to roll across land, not to rest on the sea floor. Yet in 1994, 100 of them took a one-way trip to the bottom of the ocean off Alabama, and fish were supposed to move in. In 1993, the military needed a way to retire obsolete battle tanks. According to the … Read more