Eco-Tourism
May 29 2009, Shiwani Thakur

The General Hoyt Vandenberg, a war retired ship is all set to step the ocean floor as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico. The project aims to protect the natural reef and attract a large number of tourists.

According to reports, this is the.

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