USS Oriskany becomes great carrier reef

[Tonyscoots84]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/17/carrier.reef.ap/index.html

now this is pretty cool..... this will give homes to many different species of fish, corals, and other livestock...:grouphug:

but wat about rust (metal) oxidation.... i understand the water being somehow able to clean itself but thats a big ship..:Up_to_som

 

[madhouse]

didnt they do the same thing with a buncha old nyc subway cars... so guess it should be ok..

 

[House of Laughter]

No really, we were inverted!

House

 

[inline6]

didnt they do the same thing with a buncha old nyc subway cars... so guess it should be ok..

I read somewhere that they clean out all the old subways cars of oil and any chemicals that might be harmful (yeah right).

 

[noodleman]

dont think a little rust will affect a big ocean system like that, and besides aren't battle ships made of stainless steal or soemthing?

 

[Tonyscoots84]

they still rust and oxidize alvin...

 

[noodleman]

shouldn't cause too much damage even if it oxidizes, the ocean is the world's biggest buffer systems. And besides with all the other crap people dump in there and natural run offs, a sunken ship is least of their worries

 

[Hitsnorth]

It definately rusts. But the amount of pollution a carrier puts off in the ocean in one day when its not decommisioned is probably 10x worse.

 

[DEEPWATER]

Just a question ,isnt that poluiton ? why is the US allow to polute the waters?

Now if I wanted to blow up my boat in the ocean ,will i get arrested?
Also wouldnt it be better for the US to turn into a cite seeing ship ? JMO ,I dint watch the whole thing ,Im late for work

 

[masterswimmer]

The rust will just be like phosphate media (phosban & rowaphos). :lol2: Now the gov't is trying to treat the sea like a big tank and control PO4? What will they do next? :kidding:

Good link T. I can see how the men who served on the Mighty O were tearful.

swimmer

 

[MPISCIOTTI]

the nyc subway cars auctally the old 4&5 irt trains were sunk off the coast of nj. as far as rust no problem the ocean can handle it. they have showed pics of the subway cars on the discovery channel never guess i use to take that to work in the morning looks cool under water hell of alot cleaner now that mother has taken over

 

[cali_reef]

All sunken ships gets cleaned well and had most of the wirings, oil residues, flammable items and all the sharp edges removed before it is sunken as artificial reef. The Navy don't want to get suit by the divers who will use it. I have dived a few ships down in Florida in the past, they are really cool to swim thru.

 

[jackson6745]

A ship like that will hold TONS of life in years to come. I wish they would sink $hit like that over here.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

this is a lil off topic but from what ive heard isnt there a reef out by manhattan somewhere.... someone was telling me back in the day but it prob. isnt there anymore or is it...

 

[masterswimmer]

this is a lil off topic but from what ive heard isnt there a reef out by manhattan somewhere.... someone was telling me back in the day but it prob. isnt there anymore or is it...

Actually Rich mentioned in another thread that there is a reef near him, I think. :scratchch Feel free to chime in at this time Rich! :lol:

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