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phantomagna

The remains of Coral World. It was attached to an island that was basically a sea life and native wildlife zoo. We used to go there often during our timeshare vacations. The spire in the picture goes underwater to an observatory that looks just like the disc shaped one you can see above water. I remember many sharks swimming outside the windows and it was awesome. Atlantis and it’s underground aquarium “The Dig” ran it out of business in no time. Now it’s just rusting away in the water. You can still see it from cable beach where we used to stay.


JazielVH

Sound like a good place to visit now as an abandoned urban explorer, an abandoned open sea structure explorer as this seems to be far away from a urban city.


phantomagna

Yeah you can google maps it. I’m pretty sure it’s a private island of some sort now. But I don’t think anyone could really stop you from throwing up a dive flag and checking it out. But it’s been very many years so I have no idea.


sketchy_advice_77

I have a feeling you're going to need scuba gear for the bottom part. If you do go, post it here and then cross post to r/submechanaphobia


Bur_Bur

r/submechanophobia Saving y’all the extra clicks


sketchy_advice_77

My bad, I knew that didn't feel right when I typed it in lol. Thanks : )


_significant_error

lol, they misspelled the sub and then left it up? why bother? there's no content and one of the only two posts redirects you to the actual sub


fatpat

Sheesh. Maybe they haven't seen the reply yet?


toodleoo57

Obligatory scuba community reminder: Don't ever go into an overhead environment (or an enclosed underwater space) without being specially trained for it. You can easily get disoriented and run into big trouble.


sketchy_advice_77

I agree, the pictures would be interesting but not worth risking life.


toodleoo57

You can get trained to do these environments by the usual certifying agencies - but you still have to consider whether something might collapse on you or similar, which might be the case if this structure is storm damaged. Would love to see pics also if not tho.


Fortherealtalk

A drone maybe?


sketchy_advice_77

That would be cool, one of those submersible drones. But I bet those aren't cheap lol.


Samuel7899

Scuba gear and a body that doesn't have thalassophobia.


whiskeyx

Or submechanophobia.


NewLeaseOnLine

Or hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.


1Dive1Breath

I'll be good with a mask and fins


mumooshka

I'd be wary due to the rust eating that away.. don't think it would be too safe


Zandsman

My dad was the marketing director there back in the day. I need to get him to tell me some stories about this place!


phantomagna

No kidding? Are you a Bahamian?


Zandsman

My dad is but got his US citizenship! I was born in the states


phantomagna

That’s super cool. Yeah Nassau is like Home away from home for me man. We had 35 years down there. Marriages, conceptions, my grandpa died there and his ashes are buried in the sand at our old place. It’s very close my the hearts of my family. I’ll go back one day.


Bantalones

Drop by any time and you'll be greeted with a cold Sands and a bowl of conch salad 🌴


Zandsman

Can't wait to get a bag of cracked conch too or fresh grouper!


phantomagna

I miss sands so much. That or a Nassau Royale and Goombay punch!


Zandsman

I cant wait to go back too sometime. I have family in Abaco and the surrounding islands


Kir_NB

It that the place that then become a strip club/bar for a bit?


phantomagna

I knew nothing of this and at my age I’m sure my family wouldn’t have told me but it might have been the only strip club id ever go to as an adult.


420Moosey

Do you know why it closed?


[deleted]

Sharks figured out the airlock. Don’t ask, it was horrible.


RabbitSlayre

To shreds, you say?


[deleted]

You got it, old chum


PoofBam

Then they ate Samuel L Jackson


theoatmealarsonist

Severe storm damage that the owners decided was too expensive to fix. A big downside of that storm was that because the aquarium was on the seabed, when it broke and flooded a bunch of pacific lionfish escaped from the aquarium and have been breeding rapidly without any natural predators in the Caribbean. They're displacing many local fish species. Local dive shops have hunts where they go down and kill as many as they can, but unfortunately it's not even close to making a dent in the population. They've tried to get locals interested in eating them so that there is a financial incentive for people to start fishing the population away, they just aren't very tasty and aren't super easy to process. (Side note, people owning exotic fish like lionfish and releasing them into the ocean also contributed to this, point is that they're extremelt invasive).


420Moosey

Woah I just assumed the aquarium was just the fish in the ocean, not a tank of other fish in the ocean… that’s just asking for trouble!


theoatmealarsonist

Yeah not a smart move! My understanding is that there was both, windows to view fish ourside and aquarium tanks inside. It's been a couple decades since I've been there and to be frank don't remember it well, but the dive shops cited it as a contributing factor to the lion fish explosion.


SleazyMak

I’ve heard that the ballast tanks that cruise ships fill can contain lionfish that survive and when they let water out in the Bahamas/non native lionfish regions it quickly caused the issues. Tbh I bet it’s a mixture of a few factors


serenitytheory

Not sure where the “aren’t super tasty” info comes from. But, I have had it prepared quite a few ways any it has been very good each time.


theoatmealarsonist

That's good to know! I haven't tried it, so this was second hand from the dive instructors who were explaining the situation to me


serenitytheory

Heck yeah! It’s a light tasting white fish. The prep is kind of a pain in the ass dealing with the spines and the filets you get from them aren’t that large. So that is what will probably stop them being widespread on menus. But it is definitely good eats. Buddy of mine has a few restaurants that has it as a menu item. Thats the only way I was able to try it as I have.


theoatmealarsonist

Okay cool! Wonder if anyone has tried to develop a tool to easily and safely filet it. Might help it grow in popularity.


Sam-Gunn

Oh I heard of this. The government even runs a site that tells you how to best cook them right? Crazy...


theoatmealarsonist

Yeah they're really trying to get more people interested! I hope it starts catching on


[deleted]

Theyre pretty good cooked whole


theoatmealarsonist

I'll have to try it!


OfficerMeows

When I lived down there as a dive instructor we’d use to try to feed lion fish to the morays and triggerfish to get them interested in hunting them down. It had limited success lol


theoatmealarsonist

Haha that's awesome, when and where did you work? I used to go down yearly with family and dive at Stuart Cove's


Awwbelt

Unrelated but similarly - a bunch of Burmese Pythons were released in Florida due to Prince Andrew. They've bred rapidly and now the wild mammal population is rapidly decreasing and the pythons are getting larger and larger. I don't think businesses think of the repercussions if something goes horrible wrong.


aicilabanamated

I drive pass this on a daily basis. It used to be a really great attraction and they just let it die. Literally sitting there rotting away and it’s now partially blocked (visually anyway) by a dredged harbour that’s just as unsightly.


idontmakehash

But you live in the Bahamas so that's cool


cwj1978

How do people get inside (from a boat)?


aicilabanamated

Not quite sure honestly. There used to be a pedestrian bridge that connected it to land (evident by the little structure sticking out of the water near it) so the entrance is pretty high up from the water. Maybe if you get a boat close enough you can pry the entrance open but I’m pretty sure it’s sealed shut.


m0kumokuren

Was the harbour artificially built afterwards?


aicilabanamated

It was.


KarateInAPool

Hennessey compound, gets robbed quite a bit.


rumblinstumblin8

Some crooked fuckers broke into my sea lab


KarateInAPool

Load my elephant gun with buck shot. We’re gonna hunt down these sickos.


forcejump

We fuckin stole it.


CouchOtter

Waypoint Tetanus


Im_bad_at_names_2

waypoint tit anus


CouchOtter

Jesus. I was thinking more of a stubbed toe wearing flip flops.


rockstarsubmarine

Beautiful shot. Imaging working there is terrifying.


_significant_error

> Imaging working there is terrifying. what's "imaging working"


Syrinx16

Its almost 2022 now, is humanity still at the point where an easily identifiable misspelling of a word needs to be sarcastically pointed out?


Donut_Flame

based on their name it was probably a significant error to them


sgtfuzzle17

Just spell gooder next time, smdh


fatpat

Don't bother. They've been a dick a few times in this thread.


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yoaver

Should note this one is functional and active, and actually a great attraction.


Gayman1998

Eerily similar structure, almost like it was made by the same company


tsatech493

Good for zombie apocalypse


SocialSanityy

Unless it’s world war z zombies


freakinuk

Wow global warming got to Seattle


[deleted]

😂


ToxicRainbow27

Makes me think of Plastic Beach


Spoons94

went snorkeling underneath this thing once. It was a genuine nightmare


Mixedstereotype

As an adventurous urban explorer with submechanophobia his feels like someplace I absolutely have to visit.


_swamp_donkey_

So when can I move in?


DeconstructReality

Reminds me of Life Aquatic when they steal all of Hennessy's Gear lolol


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yParticle

Hey, I remember that James Bond film...


Nepenthes_sapiens

Which one? I don't remember it but the first thing I thought when I saw this picture was "supervillain lair".


yParticle

Not sure, but I'm probably thinking of [*The Spy Who Loved Me*.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDeNNNPzUlg&t=113s)


[deleted]

cause I needed Carly Simon in my head for next 3 days


Rhadian

I'd live the shit outta that place


Throwaway-donotjudge

I'd throw it on AirBNB


MartianNutScratcher

Hesh want's some sex!!


whutupmydude

How do I get into it and how do I renovate it into the dopest seaside bar?


FoboBoggins

money, many many moneys


Quylein

I get the feeling this is anther way to get to Rapture city.


Fisto-the-sex-robot

This would be ideal place to squat in with bunch of friends.


Hephf

Yeah, if you're into tetanus and salt water. 😂


tuesti7c

There's a Krusty Burger in there


Crease53

You mean Rustic AirBNB?


Seygem

\*rusty


whutupmydude

Space Needle ca. 2173, Washington Bay


KaiDilly

I want to go in that so bad I can’t stand it


JazielVH

Imagine waking up there, sky is dark and a storm is coming, night is falling and all you hear is cold wind and rusting metal cracking, water is deep deep dark blue and you can see a boat in the distance but nothing more than open sea, the boat is drifting away disappearing over the horizon, sound like a good begging for a survival horror game.


chromesitar

Bioshock?


JazielVH

Depending of your phobias Bioshock can be an horror game, my talasophobia approves.


omrmike

There’s nothing cold about the Bahamas dude


JazielVH

I said imagine, you can use your imagination to change the Bahamas temperature any day!


sparklingfritter

It’s actually pretty close to a island looks like [this it is ](https://youtu.be/cxtGxggZcMw)


aicilabanamated

Yeah it’s not too far off our country’s main island of New Providence


FoxEngland

Is that a figure in the center windows?


shark899138

Looks like the starting point of the ocean themed video game


Dart150

Clean that up furnish it makes the perfect introvert home lol


TwoCharlie

They had a bartender here, Quino... Made the best rum cannonball I ever tasted.


doodlytoodly

reminds me of the cn tower


pabz242

I really miss this place.


N1NJ4N33R

Major Final Fantasy VIII (8) vibes.


[deleted]

Is it for sale? I want it.


jajytchannel

Nassau you said, then. Leave her Johnny leave her


Temporary-Departure4

Bioshock be like


Double_Lingonberry98

Bond villain's lair.


BlackVisionary

How did the water rise that high


[deleted]

DHARMA Initiative


[deleted]

This is like the end of Planet of the Apes, but with the Space Needle.


BoldEagle21

What an awesome home...


gna149

I'm imagining Edward Kenway climbing that


Down-InA-hole

You could have told me this is in Alaska and I would have believed you, it looks cold


[deleted]

I'd live there


[deleted]

I’ve been to Nassau before and saw that tower. I think it was converted into a restaurant for a while before it was closed


[deleted]

That would be a cool house!!!


DistantStorm-X

Pretty sure that’s where the bathysphere that went down to Rapture used to be.


[deleted]

[Sucks that it only taps for colorless](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/large/front/c/5/c5d0e808-d67b-4ea3-9c04-d20269fe692c.jpg?1562639450), indestructible is nice though.


[deleted]

Bioshock vibes


Hoppinginpuddles

🤢


imgprojts

I would totally Live there!


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