USS_Towers_(DDG-9)_sinking_Pacific_Ocean_after_being_used_as_a_target,_9_October_2002_(021009-N-8590B-005).jpg
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English:
The decommissioned guided missile destroyer USS
Towers
(DDG-9) slowly sinks in the Pacific Ocean after being used as a target hulk for live-fire sinking exercises (SINKEX) on 9 October 2002. The decommissioned ships are first made environmentally safe prior to towing and sinking in safe waters off prospective coastlines. Ultimately,
Towers
serves as a man-made reef for marine life in the area.
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| Author | U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Andrew Betting |
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U.S. Navy
, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, it is in the
public domain
in the United States.
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