oriskany is sunk

[wingman]

well the oriskany is now at the bottom of the gulf off pensacola...i have a spot on a sunday june 18 sixpack for a three hour tour...a seat is available if anyone wants to buddy up (trimix required). Bill Huth

[DeWayne]

Were you, or anyone else for that matter, on hand to watch her go down this morning?

a seat is available if anyone wants to buddy up

We can discuss this tomorrow.

[wingman]

Were you, or anyone else for that matter, on hand to watch her go down this morning?

nope not me, i just watched the local tv coverage, there were a lot of private boats and at least one jet ski 22 miles offshore watching though and i know some tds types were out there (uncle ricky).

[DeWayne]

3 hour tour eh, will Ginger and Mary Anne be on board? Wish I was up to making that dive, but it will still be there when the hip is ready.

[wingman]

a seat is available if anyone wants to buddy up

We can discuss this tomorrow.

ok, see you at chipola college in the am...

[Genesis]

I was there.... here's my evidence :-D

http://www.denninger.net/glub2.jpg

Who wants to go play in a steel cave? :-D Boat is standing by....

[wingman]

nice shot, i'll take a ride out whenever....

[Genesis]

Get over on my forum - I always post my trips on there....

[BillGraham]

I was there.... here's my evidence :-D

Who wants to go play in a steel cave? :-D Boat is standing by....

No worries, I'll put my 12 foot tin boat on the trailer and who needs life jackets anyway? I've got room for four other people with sets of 104's and deco bottles, who's game?

[swadiver]

bill, that salt water will ruin your gear! how was the west?

[perryL927]

Do you have to use a tri-mix?

[Genesis]

If you want to dive it on deep air, be my guest. We need more shark food around here - there's nowhere near enough.... :twisted:

[Jordan]

Do you have to use a tri-mix?

You should ask your loved ones that question

[lloyd]

what is the depth??

[dweyant]

what is the depth??

I think that is the big question. Until we hear back from the first divers we won't know what (if anything) is in recreational range, and what is strictly technical.

I just can't wait to do touch and goes with my scooter along the flight deck :-D

-Dan

[Genesis]

215 to the sand. Flight deck should be right around 130ish; hanger deck at 145ish, and of course "inside" below that.

The island should be anywhere from 60 to 130ish.

This assumes she came down upright or close to it. I suspect she did, from being there to see her sink - but we'll have to wait for official word on that, either from the Navy or from the first divers who go visit her once they allow diving (expected either tomorrow or Saturday.)

[tdmp]

Using figures from the USS Saratoga (bottom 190ft, bridge 40ft, deck 90ft, flight hanger 125ft), you could resonable expect the bridge to start at 62ft, deck 112ft, flight hanger 147ft, bottom 212ft. I would guess that the Oriskany would be slightly larger than the Saratoga, putting these figures slightly shallower. This would put a chunk of the ship in the "acceptable air range".

[Dan Thoms]

Do you have to use a tri-mix?

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[Genesis]

Do you have to use a tri-mix?

END<100ft
Blah-blah.

You don't make any cave dives below 100' without Trimix, right?

No Devil's on Nitrox, no JB, no Hole in the Wall, etc?

Pot, meet Kettle.

[wingman]

bill, that salt water will ruin your gear! how was the west?

hey jeff, had a great time...hiked about 200 miles, biked some slickrock in moab. Did big bend, grand canyon, monument valley, valley of the gods, grand gulch, paria river, canyonlands, arches, and chaco canyon. stopped at the blue hole in santa fe new mexico but did not dive...when you gonna bring your boat over to the gulf so we can hit the O???

[Gibby]

Navy divers and Oriskany sites are starting to report that she is sitting upright!

[Genesis]

Understanding is that she's open for bizness as of noon tomorrow; she apparently is upright and in good shape, right as planned.

Time for those scooter races.... who's in? :-D

Oh, I've got several full spools of heavy nylon too - guess what I intend to do with it? :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

[wingman]

Understanding is that she's open for bizness as of noon tomorrow; she apparently is upright and in good shape, right as planned.

Time for those scooter races.... who's in? :-D

Oh, I've got several full spools of heavy nylon too - guess what I intend to do with it? :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

my scooter is charged and i've got a set of doubles full of 30/30....where we heading out from?

[Genesis]

Niceville. Unfortunately the electronics for my new boat (which is HERE) are not yet HERE. So - it'll be a few days before I can get out to her.....

Plus - my "X" shipped yesterday so it will be a few days before that gets here too. For obvious reasons I want that to come with :-D

Get on my forum and watch the "BWBDivers" area - as soon as I'm locked and loaded I'll post there.... that's where I put all my intended dive runs and anyone is welcome to come that wants to, space permitting.

[wingman]

Niceville. Unfortunately the electronics for my new boat (which is HERE) are not yet HERE. So - it'll be a few days before I can get out to her.....

Plus - my "X" shipped yesterday so it will be a few days before that gets here too. For obvious reasons I want that to come with :-D

Get on my forum and watch the "BWBDivers" area - as soon as I'm locked and loaded I'll post there.... that's where I put all my intended dive runs and anyone is welcome to come that wants to, space permitting.

The X is a nice scooter, i dove with a guy who had one at ginnie and it was relatively fast i was on my ss.

[Gibby]

Buddy just sent this to me.

News Article.
http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060519/NEWS01/605190327/1006

Navy diver video. (Nice Rebreather)
http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060519/VIDEO/60518019/1006

Take notice of all the air still escaping from the hull.

[Dan Thoms]

Do you have to use a tri-mix?

END<100ft
Blah-blah.

You don't make any cave dives below 100' without Trimix, right?

No Devil's on Nitrox, no JB, no Hole in the Wall, etc?

Pot, meet Kettle.


:smt032-lol

[swadiver]

bill if i could get the damn boat on my 737 i would be up there in a heartbeat with it. still want to come up there and dive it. will you be diving with vince and i at jb 24th and 25tth of june? hope to see you there