The sinking of the Oriskany.
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/Oriskany.htmNotice the boat on deck does not get sucked under. |
Calif
May 24
2006
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| I always wondered why all that steel could not be
recycled to something new today. Its hard
to imagine that its cheaper to mine new materials
vs. melting down existing stuff. |
BocesLib
May 26
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| The cost of the ship breaking. And the toxic materials that have to be
handled. I understand a lot of the old ships are broken up in the India
area. They run them aground and swarms of 30 cent a day laborers take the
ship apart. |
Calif
May 26
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| It won't be that far in the future when American workers will be toiling
for 30 cents a day. |
Harry
May 26
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| That may be past tense: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4988664.stm |
thunder
May 26
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| >John H Pssst......John....obviously no one was aboard the small
boat when the ship sank. No one in their right mind would put human
life at risk in such a event. It was only used to hold and save the
generator and electronics used to set off the explosions and was later
boarded once the ship was sunk. ;-) |
JimH
May 25
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| This was apparently the first test for the Navy in their long term reef
building plan with sinking old and obsolete ships. =
"The Navy rescued the ship from the salvage yard after a contract to turn it
into scrap metal fell through. The sinking made the Oriskany its first ship
to be used in a pilot program to reef old warships." http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/17/carrier.reef.ap/index.html
= Other civilian owned ships have been sunk in the past for the same purpose
and with impressive results for the habitat. http://www.fla-keys.com/spiegelgrove/ http://www.ncfisheries.net/kids/sinking.htm |
May 25
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| People involved with the sinking of the Oriskany said that the boat on
the deck had several cameras on it to record the event from close up. mike |
May 26
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| Those guys in the little boat had a hell of a ride, huh? --
'Til next time, John H ***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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JohnH
May 24
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| Fantastic pictures! Thanks for the link Bill. |
May 24
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| Very Cool - I was not expecting the boat on deck to get sucked under.
But maybe go down due to the bubbles reducing the waters ability to
support it's displacment :-) Capt Jack R.. |
Jack
May 24
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| I heard it was there as part of a Myth Busters show. |
Calif
May 25
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