00:00Why would the U.S. military dump tanks into the ocean?
00:03After World War II, U.S. bases in South Pacific were loaded with war machines.
00:08Tanks, trucks, and gear.
00:09They tried selling them, but no one wanted to buy.
00:12Recycling? Too expensive.
00:13Dismantling the tanks meant separating steel from rubber wiring hydraulics.
00:17It would have cost more than the tanks were worth.
00:19So the military made a brutal decision.
00:21Dump them straight into the sea.
00:23But instead of disappearing into history, those tanks became artificial reefs,
00:27feeding marine life and drawing divers from around the world.
00:30They were built for war, but now they protect life underwater.
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