Divers To Remove Thousands Of Tires From Ocean Floor Off Florida
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Fort Lauderdale (CBSMiami/AP) -- Divers are set to remove thousands of tires from the ocean floor in Fort Lauderale.
State environmental officials said they will remove 90,000 tires.
The move is part of a failed 1970s tire reef project off Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.
The project was an attempt dispose of tires in an environmentally friendly way.
But few corals grew and the tire bundles broke apart and drifted onto the natural reefs and killed coral.
The 2-year $1.6 million project started last week.
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