The Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) Thousand Islands Chapter organized a committee to look into the feasibility of building an artificial reef in Brockville in March 2021, according to The Scuba News Canada. The Aquarium will receive live feeds from an underwater science monitoring center as part of this project.
Read The Scuba News Canada article on Part 1 of this project
Update Part 2 from Stephen Hatch
Update on the Artificial Reef Project:
“We’ve found a potential donor ship for our Artificial Reef; it’s a perfect match and has some St. Lawrence Seaway past. I believe it was the former CCGS MONTMAGNY built by Russel Brothers Ltd., Owen Sound, Ontario, in 1963. In 1999, it was decommissioned and sold to Mr. Sephane Julien of Chateau-Richer, Québec.
Groupe Maritime Verreault, the current owners, may be able to donate it to our cause. A former Canadian Coast Guard vessel that worked on the St Lawrence Seaway as the centrepiece of our artificial reef would be fantastic. We still have a long way to go, but this is a huge step forward.“
Stephen Hatch
If anyone knows of other suitable exhibits please contact Stephen Hatch.
