Raising Cape Ann III

Raising Cape Ann III The Cape Anne 3 was refloated but the US Navy MDSU2 team with support provided by FDU Atlantic and is now beached in Sydney Harbour. Fleet Forces, the U.S.

Demolition and scrapping was completed by TerraMac Contracting in Aug, 2012. Joint Task Force Atlantic had leased the Cape Ann III from the Artificial Reef Society of Nova Scotia. The Artificial Reef Society of Nova Scotia had acquired the ship and had hoped to raise and transport it to the Brad d'Or Lakes to create an artificial diving reef. After several compliance and technical issues around th

e towing of the ship were identified, it was decided that when the vessel was beached by the Navy, it would be scrapped.Minor parts of the vessel will be used in the development of a Heritage Dive Site in Cape Breton. Raising the Cape Ann III will put the expertise of Canadian and American dive teams to the test as part of Frontier Sentinel 12, an annual training exercise that focuses on maritime security. The Frontier Sentinel exercises allow Joint Task Force Atlantic, the U.S. Coast Guard as well as government and non-governmental agencies to practice operations to defend against threats in maritime Canada and the U.S.

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