Oriskany Sinking Today (May 17th)

[kchFLA]

I talked with someone who was out there and saw a jet ski - it wasn't launched from a yacht. He said it had 3 containers of gas bungeed to the jet ski.

 

[Matteo]

that's just too funny, lol...reminds me of the guys I used to see fishing for tuna in 14 ft. johnboats 20+ miles off the coast of Louisiana

 

[Sideband]

Um, this is an AIRCRAFT CARRIER. The ship is 888 feet long.

I just looked it up and it's 911' long. DOH! That will teach me to post when I'm in meetings. If I don't pay attention I can do some just plain dumb stuff.

Joe

 

[jbisjim]

Video from abc news and interview with John McCain who served on the "O"

 

[The Kraken]

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?

And now the guys that did the remediation have back yards full of solid teak outdoor furniture !!!

the K

 

[Misplaced Priority]

I wonder who was the last man off?

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

I dunno but there was a boat strapped to the flightdeck that stayed there as the boat went down. It floated off once the deck was under the waterline.

 

[photohikedive]

I dunno but there was a boat strapped to the flightdeck that stayed there as the boat went down. It floated off once the deck was under the waterline.

Blah blah blah, SBM, where are the pictures?????

 

[H2Andy]

so is it upright??!?!?!?!??

 

[Walter]

so is it upright??!?!?!?!??

I've heard second or third hand (so take it for what it's worth) that side scan sonar has confirmed it's upright.