Sinking of the Oriskany 17-May-2006

[caudio51]

The Oriskany, a decommissioned aircraft carrier, was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., on May 17 to form an artificial reef.
The sinking of the 888-foot ship took 37 minutes


The SMALL BOAT on the deck of carrier contains a generator and electronics to set off the explosions. It was designed so this small boat would float free after the carrier sunk!


http://www.irishmansoftware.com/Oriskany.htm

 

[cvm4]

That's pretty damn cool and I bet it'd be awesome to watch. Nice find Tom

 

[Rank_Tyro]

I wonder if anyone was IN that small boat? That would have been an exciting ride.