Letters to the Editor: LÉ Eithne could get a new lease of life as a bed for Irish coral reef
Corals in the Whittard Submarine Canyon in Irish waters as featured in the 'Atlas of the Deep Water Seabed, Ireland'.
John Jordan, an ex-CO of the flagship of the Irish navy the LÉ Eithne, regrets the sad decision to scrap this unique ship which was equipped with modern technology (‘LÉ Eithne is too valuable to scrap’ — Irish Examiner Letters, December 20).
But there is an option which I believe is better than just scrapping her that, strangely, no-one has mentioned thus far, and that is to sink the LÉ Eithne somewhere deep enough in the ocean in an upright position so that she may encourage new coral reef growth and accompanying marine life down there.
