"We took the decision that the best approach was to get rid of the eyesore above the water, keep the structure that's below the water for fish and other marine life, and then make sure the appropriate safety beacons are in place," he said. He said the cost of the project would run into the "many, many hundreds of thousands of dollars". Infrastructure Minister Stephan Knoll said helping a reef to flourish was the "best balanced option" that would "promote fish life in and around that area". "So I'm not surprised, and I don't think the community's surprised, the approach is to cut it down under the water line and let it become an artificial reef." "The locals knew straight away that it was going to become a reef in its own right the longer it stayed there. " that would have been an extremely expensive exercise. There are signs the wreck is already developing into a reef.
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