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Um, this is an AIRCRAFT CARRIER. The ship is 888 feet long.
Oriskany Sinking Today (May 17th)
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Um, this is an AIRCRAFT CARRIER. The ship is 888 feet long.
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mike_s
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At least they didn't flip it upside down with the bow sticking out of the water like the idiot that sunk the Spiegal Grove did.
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mike_s
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chairmanTARAC:
Actually, they had to "environmentally dispose" of the teak deck.
The Teak Deck was removed because it was contaminated with PCB's, which leaked from aircraft hydralic systems. So the wood was destroyed long ago befure it was ever ripped up.
I think was later overlaid by a steel deck also at some point and time, which they had to remove also to remove the teak deck.
Now the real Thousand Dollar Question:
Has anyone heard if the Navy has stated if she's upright or lying on her side?
H2Andy
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not yet
speculation runs 90% in favor of it being upright
(but you know how that goes)
Navy divers are supposed to check on all the charges tomorrow, so we'll know then
speculation runs 90% in favor of it being upright
(but you know how that goes)
Navy divers are supposed to check on all the charges tomorrow, so we'll know then
billy_b4c
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SuPrBuGmAn
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She sank even and slowly at first, then the stern slipped down faster. She began listing to port, then the stern fell under, and she listed back starboard with he bow in the air and plunged down.
FWIW, LDS owner said he heard on the radio she settled upright.
It was awesome, I'll have a report as well as my own pics up tomorrow sometime. I'm exhausted tonight, hit a few dive sites on the way in and have some fish to clean
Expected sinking time was 5-10 hours, but they interviewed some of the demolition Navy guys in P'cola New Journal a few days/week(?) ago and they were taking bets on how fast she would go down. The guy they were interviewing in particular said his money was on 30 min sinking, someone obviously knew whats up
Lots and lots of big yachts onsite today with capabilities to launch jetskis and other tenders
FWIW, LDS owner said he heard on the radio she settled upright.
It was awesome, I'll have a report as well as my own pics up tomorrow sometime. I'm exhausted tonight, hit a few dive sites on the way in and have some fish to clean
Expected sinking time was 5-10 hours, but they interviewed some of the demolition Navy guys in P'cola New Journal a few days/week(?) ago and they were taking bets on how fast she would go down. The guy they were interviewing in particular said his money was on 30 min sinking, someone obviously knew whats up
mike_s:of course you've got to "love" the redneck in some people. 24 miles out is a long ride on a jet ski
Pic of a guy watching the sinking on his jet ski, 24 miles offshore
![bilde](http://vh18108.moc.gbahn.net/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?NewTbl=1&Avis=DP&Dato=20060517&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=605170802&Ref=PH&Item=10&Maxw=545&Maxh=545&Border=0"%20borer="0"%20alt="PNJ%20Photo"%20/></a><br%20/><br%20/>)
Lots and lots of big yachts onsite today with capabilities to launch jetskis and other tenders
Here's the larger pic. http://vh18108.moc.gbahn.net/apps/p...tegori=NEWS01&Lopenr=605170802&Ref=PH&Item=10
SuPrBuGmAn
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He was on the East side of the ship, same as us, but further away. If he drove that little thing out there, he's nuts. Seas picked up from 1-2 to 3-5' with bigger peaks at times by the time the O slipped under the surface.
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