From Warship to wonder: INS Guldar’s second life beneath the sea

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Once a proud Indian Navy vessel, INS Guldar is set to be deliberately sunk off Sindhudurg’s coast to become India’s first underwater museum and artificial reef.

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00:00This is Ayanus Guldar, a retired Indian Navy landing ship poised for a second life beneath

00:04the waves. Soon, this 39-year-old vessel will be deliberately sunk off Sindhu Durug's Nivati

00:08rocks to become India's first underwater museum and artificial reef. Once sunk, Ayanus Guldar

00:13will transform into a marine sanctuary. Its steel hull will attract corals, schools of fish and

00:18even larger predators, helping restore marine biodiversity while drawing scuba divers to the

00:22region. However, this is no loan initiative. Sinking decommissioned vessels to boost ecology

00:27and tourism is a global phenomena. In Florida's skis, the USS Spiegel crew and USNS Vandenberg

00:32have turned into vibrant reefs, with the latter now one of the world's largest intentionally

00:36sunken ships. Thailand did the same off Chonbury, and the UAE sank three vessels off its coast,

00:41Inchcape 1, 2 and 10, to support marine life and attract divers. Even unconventional objects

00:46like New York City subway cars have been submerged off the Atlantic coast to create the Redbird

00:51Reef, which dramatically increased marine biomass. With Ayanus Guldar, Maharashtra aims to replicate

00:56these successes, enhancing both conservation and tourism. This initiative is expected to

01:00not only draw divers and researchers, but also generate local jobs and cement Sindhu Durk

01:04as India's top scuba destination. From warship to reef, from museum to marine paradise, this

01:10is what Ayanus Guldar's second life will signify.

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