"ORISKANY" Bashny.Net

USS Oriskany sank 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, May 17, 2006. USS become artificial reef, to the delight of the fish, plants and numerous divers. Among the latter, there are entire clubs fans not just to dive, and certainly where there are sunken ships and vessels.

Now he has become landmark Florida

The aircraft carrier has become the largest floating object ever sunk specifically human. Needless sinking has become a complex engineering task. Ship with a displacement of 32,000 tons and a length of 275 meters sank 37 minutes. Plan was developed flooding aircraft carrier, designed to place to place charges that he lay down on the floor on an even keel at a depth of 60 meters, and the building was oriented north-south direction. Of course, before flooding the ship passed all necessary checks all possible organizations, particularly the EPA EPA.
Satisfied with everything. The ship became the property of the State of Florida, and savvy accountants, environmentalists University of Florida has calculated that an artificial reef will bring a year in the state treasury about 92 million dollars. EPA believes that this should be an example - this kind of useful reef animals. Military glad that known, became a historic ship, not cut into the nails, and preserved, even in such a peculiar form. Scuba divers are more welcome all the rest put together. And let not scare depth - 60 meters. It's the bottom depth, and the ship with the settings a little lacking to the surface.