A
Boei g
737
ai c aft
that
was
o igi ally
the
pa t
of
the
Ca adia
Ai li es
fleet
ow
lies
ea ly
90
feet
u de wate
a d
se ves
the
ole
of
a
a tificial
eef
fo
ma i e
life.
The
100-foot
jet
was
decommissio ed
by
Ai
Ca ada
due
to
age
a d
st uctu al
p oblems,
st ipped
of
all
usable
compo e ts
a d
the
ai f ame
was
do ated
to
the
ARSBC.
It
was
su k
by
the
ARSBC
ea
Chemai us,
BC
o
Ja ua y
14,
2006.
A
jet
to
a
eef
Xihuw,
is
the
Hul’qumi’ um
wo d
fo
the
ed
sea
u chi s
that
used
to
live
i
abu da ce
i
these
wate s
Now
k ow
as
Xihuw,
it
was
do ated
by
Qwest
Ai pa ts
of
Memphis,
Te essee,
th ough
the
effo ts
of
Ai
Ca ada.
Xihuw,
is
the
Hul’qumi’ um
wo d
fo
the
ed
sea
u chi s
that
used
to
live
i
abu da ce
i
these
wate s
but
whose
populatio
has
dwi dled,
sadly,
due
to
pollutio
a d
ove -fishi g.
The
fi st
step
bega
with
a
pho e
call
f om
F ase
MacLea
of
Ai
Ca ada
i
Novembe
2002.
The
compa y
had
a
Boei g
737
that
was
slated
to
be
decommissio ed.
F ase
had
see
the
cove age
of
the
HMCS
Cape
B eto ’s
si ki g,
a d
thought
the
ARSBC
might
be
i te ested
i
acqui i g
the
Boei g
737
fo
its
seco d
eef.The
pla e,
which
had
bee
st ipped
dow ,
weighs
15
to es
a d
measu es
30
met es
lo g.
The
p ocess
of
fi di g
a
u de wate
home
fo
the
ai c aft
p oved
a
tu bule t
o e,
with
sites
co side ed
f om
Va couve
to
Sechelt
to
Cou te ay/Comox
a d
Victo ia.
Southe
Va couve
isla d
became
the
fi al
home
tha ks
to
the
commu ity
suppo t
ga e ed
by
Pete
Luckham
of
49th
Pa allel
Divi g.Volu tee s
spe t
hu d eds
of
hou s
sc ubbi g
the
fuselage
clea
of
g ease,
i sulatio ,
a d
a y
esidual
polluta ts,
e su i g
othi g
toxic
would
leach
i to
the
ma i e
e vi o me t
o ce
it
was
u de wate .
Afte
ea ly
fou
yea s
of
pla i g,
i cludi g
secu i g
app oval
f om
E vi o me t
Ca ada
a d
six
local
Fi st
Natio s,
the
p oject
was
clea ed
fo
its
fi al
desce t.
O
Satu day
Ja ua y
14,
2006,
the
pla e
was
mou ted
o
11-foot-high
suppo t
sta ds
a d
lowe ed
by
c a e
i to
the
wate s
of
Geo gia
St ait
off
Chemai us.C a es
slowly
lowe ed
the
decommissio ed
pla e
i to
the
ocea
off
Chemai us,
about
70
kilomet es
o th
of
Victo ia,
slightly
mo e
tha
a
mo th
afte
E vi o me t
Ca ada
gave
fi al
app oval
to
a
pla
d eamed
up
by
divi g
fa s.
The
site
was
chose
specifically
because
the
egio
lacked
sig ifica t
ma i e
life
at
the
time,
havi g
bee
affected
by
decades
of
fo est-i dust y
deb is
o
the
seafloo .
The
pla e
was
mou ted
o
sta ds
about
11
feet
high,
positio ed
so
dive s
could
swim
ot
just
th ough
the
cabi ,
but
u de eath
the
fuselage
as
well.
The
si ki g
was
docume ted
fo
the
Discove y
Cha el
se ies
Mega
Builde s.
