In 2019, Bahrain sank a 70-metre Boeing 747 in 20–22 metres of water; the jumbo jet became the centrepiece of a 100,000-square-metre underwater park

In June 2019, a Boeing 747 made an unusual final journey in Bahrain. Instead of heading to an aircraft graveyard, the 70-metre-long jumbo jet was towed out to sea and lowered onto the seabed to become the centrepiece of Dive Bahrain, a 100,000-square-metre underwater park.