• A handout picture released by Jordan's Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) shows a sunken Jordanian battle tank on the seabed of the Red Sea off Aqaba. AFP
    A handout picture released by Jordan's Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) shows a sunken Jordanian battle tank on the seabed of the Red Sea off Aqaba. AFP
  • The sunken military vehicles are part of a new underwater museum. Reuters
    The sunken military vehicles are part of a new underwater museum. Reuters
  • About 20 vehicles form the collection. Reuters
    About 20 vehicles form the collection. Reuters
  • A combat helicopter is part of the museum. Reuters
    A combat helicopter is part of the museum. Reuters
  • Tanks in battle formation. Reuters
    Tanks in battle formation. Reuters
  • A military ambulance. Reuters
    A military ambulance. Reuters
  • Members of the Jordan Armed Forces watch the scuttlings.
    Members of the Jordan Armed Forces watch the scuttlings.
  • Divers get out of the water after the sinking of military vehicles. Reuters
    Divers get out of the water after the sinking of military vehicles. Reuters
  • A view of the Red Sea from Aqaba. Reuters
    A view of the Red Sea from Aqaba. Reuters
  • A tank is sunk. Reuters
    A tank is sunk. Reuters
  • People watch a helicopter being lowered into the Red Sea. Reuters
    People watch a helicopter being lowered into the Red Sea. Reuters
  • A helicopter being lowered into the Red Sea. Reuters
    A helicopter being lowered into the Red Sea. Reuters

Jordan sinks military vehicles in the Red Sea to create a underwater museum - in pictures


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About 20 military vehicles from the Jordanian Armed Forces were scuttled on Tuesday to create an underwater military museum in the Red Sea.

Several tanks, armoured vehicles, an ambulance and even a combat helicopter were sunk off the port of Aqaba.

Eight vehicles were settled between 15-20 metres below the surface, according to the Jordan Times. Eleven others can be found at a depth of 20-28 metres.

The military vehicles were scuttled to imitatie a tactical formation, according to the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority who created the site.

The authority said all hazardous materials were removed before the sinking and the process to scan the seabed to prevent any disturbance surrounding marine life took 30 days, the authority told the Jordan Times.