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MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) - The so-called "Graveyard of the Atlantic" can expect a few more guests. But unlike the ships and vessels that sank off North Carolina's coast because of storms and war, an effort is under way to promote tourism by purposely sinking ships so they'll become artificial reefs.
Such reefs would attract divers, sport fishing enthusiasts, and researchers who can examine "underwater universities," supporters said.
The Eastern Carolina Artificial Reef Association has already received a donated barge and a sailboat for that purpose. Now, the group and its supporters want to sink a large decommissioned destroyer, cruiser, or other military ship on the ocean floor.
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