Amazing, 104 Year-Old Shipwreck So Floating Forest

Sydney - Homebush Bay, which is located in the south suburb of Parramatta River, west of Sydney, was once the largest industrial waste disposal sites and landfills shipwrecks no longer in use.

Among the ships abandoned rusty, there is one boat that caught the most attention, the SS Ayrfield.

There, private companies pay a monthly fee to the Maritime Services Board, send shipwrecks which will then be demolished and rebuilt at Homebush Bay.



Quoted from Amusing Planet, the operation to destroy the ship began in 1966, but did not continue, and the ships in the bay was so destroyed.

At least four large vessels and parts of the other boat is still visible in Homebush Bay.

The ships are protected by law or the protection of historic ships Shipwrecks Act that came into effect in 1976 - which applies to all vessels aged 75 years and over.




The most attention in Homebush Bay is the SS Ayrfield, a ship trees, and looks like a floating forest.

SS Aryfield start 'hidup'nya as steamers Corrimal of Grangemouth Dockyard Company, England, produced in 1911.

He is a steamer weighing 1,140 tons and has a length of 70 meters.


Ship decommissioned in 1972 and was sent to Homebush Bay to destroy. However, after being ignored for years, the trees had grown.
Steamboats Corrimal later bought by the Commonwealth Government and used to bring supplies to US soldiers stationed in the Pacific during World War II.

The ark was then sold to Bitumen and Oil Refineries Australia Pty Ltd in 1951 and then sold to Miller Steamship Company Ltd. Ship decommissioned in 1972 and was sent to Homebush Bay to destroy.


'Forest floating' has now become the attention of many tourists and photographers. (Photo: This is Collosal)
However, before the destruction is done, the port is no longer in operation. Ignored for years, it was taken over by nature.

Shady trees grow inside the ship, including mangroves. From a distance, the points sticking out and looks like a mini floating forest.

Meanwhile, reported This is Collosal, in 2008 to 2010, an attempt is made to eliminate residual chemical waste at Homebush.

Meanwhile, the floating forest appeals to photographers who want to capture the beauty that emerged from the contrast between the old harbor overlooked by the forces of nature - which can grow plants in unexpected places.

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