Old NYC Subway Cars Being Dumped into the Atlantic (12 pics)

are there coral reefs in the N. Atlantic?

Am I the only one asking;...Why?

Doing stuff like this is quite common, and surprisingly good for the marine habitat. All the carriages will have been completely stripped and cleaned of anything harmful, so no fears of toxic waste. These artificial reefs (nothing to do with coral) are quickly inhabited by all varieties of marine animals, and they provide much needed shelter for them. All in all a good thing. :)

The Navy sunk an aircraft carrier in Florida for the very same reason.

Yeah, that's a very good thing. Brings more marine life to the area. +1 from me!

The City has done this for years. The cars are stripped and cleaned of all fluids. As the rest of you said it's a good thing.

Great idea. Give back to the environment what we have stripped from it.

Slugsie,
Thank you for explaining, so I didnt have to.

Thanks Slugsie for clearing that up. I was about to start going on a "We need to take better care of our planet" rant till I saw your post. Thanks for saving me (and everyone else) from that lol

Slugsie,

Thanks! You learn something new everyday!

This isn't uncommon. I personally think it's a good idea.

2 million on the seabed for each wagon

would be cool if it's not too deep, so you can dive and watch in a few years

Why the fuck are they doing that ?! The sea is not a garbage

Haro: Did you not read the other comments ?

home for thousands of fishes.

I think this is not good for the ocean

Damn thats clever!

Yeah, it creates a new species - Subway fish. You only catch them with old used subway tickets as bait.

Y U NO RECYCLE!?

Thats the american solution

do you all new-habitat-for-sea-creatures-
morons really think that doing this is better for nature then recycling the metal from those cars instead of making a new metal through all that chain of processes (mining, smelting, who knows what else)?
P.S.:Sorry for my english. It's not my native language.

hmmm probably better for the environment then reforming it what parts are left.

Just so long as there are existing habitats close. There was an incident with a cargo container which was lost far out at sea. The organisms which attached to it were not usually found in the area but the cargo container gave them an artificial "island" on which to take up habitat. Maybe not such a good thing for local species which under normal circumstances would not that competition.