Title: Goodbye "Mighty O"
Empress - May 18, 2006 12:49 AM (GMT)
Have you ever seen an Aircraft Carrier sink? This is a touching story!
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/17/carrier.reef.ap/index.html dradvent - May 18, 2006 06:06 AM (GMT)
Thanks for that it would never have made the news in England!
loren1 - May 18, 2006 10:38 AM (GMT)
It's sad to see, but at least it will do the enviroment some good providing the undersea world with a reef. It was on the news last night and in the newspaper this morning. b:
Beccaboo - May 18, 2006 01:22 PM (GMT)
I agree at least it's doing good and not harm to the ocean.
oswalder - May 18, 2006 02:19 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE |
| the $20 million project |
$20 million for 500 pounds of plastic explosives?!? yike:
| QUOTE |
| ...the Oriskany, now 212 feet underwater, will become a prime destination for sport divers and fishermen |
Should people really be fishing where other people are diving? :lol:
212 feet seems pretty deep for sport diving, is that where her keel is now? Aircraft carriers are pretty tall, so I imagine her flight deck and even the bridge and communications tower would be much shallower, so that's good. I'd love to dive on her in five years or so when she gets covered with marine life. snor:
Empress - May 18, 2006 09:52 PM (GMT)
My thoughts exactly when I read it. 212 didn't seem deep for an air craft carrier.
Remember Erik, people actually dive the Lusitania and she is at 310+ ft and the Doria is at 200+. I guess that's why it's an extreme sport. Sad thing is a diver will die on this wreck, it will just take time.
I'm really curious to see what effects the Canes have on her.
tonym5 - May 18, 2006 11:11 PM (GMT)
Such a beautiful ship, she carries with her the pride of all Seamen. May she rest in peace with glory and colors for all eternity. I salute this ship with love. p:
dradvent - May 19, 2006 05:57 AM (GMT)
It did make the news in England!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! t:
loren1 - May 19, 2006 02:02 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (tonym5 @ May 18 2006, 07:11 PM) |
| Such a beautiful ship, she carries with her the pride of all Seamen. May she rest in peace with glory and colors for all eternity. I salute this ship with love. p: |
You are so right Tony. b:
Andy in West Oz - May 25, 2006 09:35 AM (GMT)
Her memory lives on.
http://www.ussoriskany.com/Cheers beer:
loren1 - November 19, 2006 02:43 PM (GMT)
Her story was on Discovery yesterday. It was so sad to see the condition it was in. All those years in storage took it's toll on her. They had the whole story of how she was prepared for sinking along with of course the ship going down. There were underwater shots after she was on the bottom. They said that the tallest part of her was only 55 feet down so diving on it shouldn't be much of a problem. It's 25 miles off the coast of Florida. I hope they do a follow up story in a few years. t: