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offically the sand will be 230 feet deep. However, a few folks (uncle ricky, etc) have been out to the site and say it will be more like 215-218 feet deep.
that'll make the flight deck at about 130 feet.
(the reason for the "error" in the 230 feet deep I imagine is due to the fact that they got that depth from a chart/map instead of taking a 44 mile roundtrip boat ride and then going down 215 to 218 feet to put your
gauge console "in the sand".)
February 16, 2006
Thank you to everyone who has submitted information on the latest news about the USS Oriskany!
FLORIDA
EPA permits Navy to sink old warship
PENSACOLA - The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday cleared
the Navy to sink the carrier USS Oriskany off Pensacola Beach in May,
jump-starting long-delayed plans for a new program to turn old warships
into artificial reefs. The agency issued a permit for disposal of
toxins known as polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, contained in the
ship's electrical cable, insulation and paint. The permit was the final
hurdle Navy leaders needed before returning the famed Korean and
Vietnam War carrier from a shipyard in Beaumont, Texas, to Pensacola.
The Oriskany is the first of more than 20 ships the Navy hopes to
dispose of through reefing. The target date for sinking the ship is May
15.
From wire reports
Brought to you by the HoustonChronicle.com
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