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aue-mike
05-18-2006, 11:07 PM
some pics - report and more images will be up on the AUE website in the next few days...
aue-mike
05-18-2006, 11:07 PM
more
aue-mike
05-18-2006, 11:09 PM
more...
cerobit
05-19-2006, 12:06 AM
looks like it's not all work on those NOAA boats :)

thanks for the pics. my wife can't wait for us to dive the Big O!!
richhermes
05-19-2006, 03:11 AM
Looks like a roadtrip is in order!! :D
f94gator
05-19-2006, 06:00 AM
Very cool! I was looking around yesterday and couldn't find out if it had sunk upright, so that answers my question.
dagodiver
05-19-2006, 06:32 AM
As always way cool stuff Barney.!
How far is the Oriskany from the Ozark.? Are they close at all.?
thanks

Dago.
Mobile Diver
05-19-2006, 06:36 AM
Great pics, Mike!!
Nsearch
05-19-2006, 07:21 AM
kick ass!!!!!! Thanks Mike!
inletsurf
05-19-2006, 07:33 AM
cool, thanks for the pics, mike!
ObieWan2bWet
05-19-2006, 08:06 AM
I'm so jealous it was'nt sunk in my backyard... you guys are gonna have it made there... Congrats fella's.
loose_cannon
05-19-2006, 08:25 AM
Anyone have the numbers? Please post.
richhermes
05-19-2006, 08:46 AM
N30:02.6, W87:00.4 or 30*02'38"N Lat, 87*00'25"W Lon

http://www.DiveMightyO.com/
ScottCallais
05-19-2006, 08:52 AM
Here is a news article on it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060518/ap_on_sc/sunken_carrier
loose_cannon
05-19-2006, 09:14 AM
N30:02.6, W87:00.4 or 30*02'38"N Lat, 87*00'25"W Lon

http://www.DiveMightyO.com/


Thanks, Rich.
aue-mike
05-19-2006, 01:40 PM
How far is the Oriskany from the Ozark.? Are they close at all.?

Not really close enough to dive unless you have a liveaboard to hit both over several days. You could go out to the OZARK which is pretty much south of the pass, and then shoot over west to the ORISKANY, and then back to Destin (hitting a couple other things along the way), but over a weekend. Plus, I don't know of any boats around the area for that sort of thing aside from private boats perhaps.
Gary H
05-23-2006, 08:57 AM
Mike, in the photos there is a boat on the deck prior to the sinking. That same boat appears to be floating around during and after the sinking. Were the explosives controled remotely or was there people on that boat?
aue-mike
05-23-2006, 09:29 AM
That was a launch from the EISENHOWER and it had a container on it that had trash from the crew that was onboard the carrier for four days during the deployment, equipment, etc. It was designed to float off the vessel and be recovered post deployment.

No one was onboard the carrier during detonation. Upon the EOD team's departure, the 30 minute countdown was initiated. It would only stop upon a "fouled range" such as protected resources being sighted, a boat encroaching the perimeter, etc.

Mike, in the photos there is a boat on the deck prior to the sinking. That same boat appears to be floating around during and after the sinking. Were the explosives controled remotely or was there people on that boat?