>
> Greg Procter wrote:
>

>> America the Beautiful wrote:
>>

>>>Greg Procter wrote:
>>>
>>>

>>>>America the Beautiful wrote:
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>>Kelly Weeds will fossick around in the ashtray of his car tomorrow for a
>>>>>$1 coin and buy a warship.
>>>>>
>>>>>The navy's last steam warship, the Leander-class frigate Canterbury will
>>>>>be formally handed over to the Bay of Islands Canterbury Charitable
>>>>>Trust after Mr Weeds pays the $1 asking price set by the Government for
>>>>>the 3000-tonne, 37-year-old ship.
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/3947776a7693.html

>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It's a worn out warship, minus guns, military equipment and anything
>>>>that would make it operable.

>>>
>>>Maybe Nick will come up with the necessary coin to scrap it on ebay.

>>
>>
>> The point of the exercise is for the ship to be sunk at diving depth to
>> create a reef-like feature on the seabed in an area popular with divers.

>
> maybe it would be better served as a research center to save the kiwi.
> Your thoughts?