Intro to documentary "Sinking an Aircraft Carrier"

A explosive ordinance team's mission: to sink the USS Oriskany and create the largest artificial reef in the world in the Gulf of Mexico. This 270-meter long aircraft carrier is the pinnacle of military engineering. Now the US Navy must figure out a way to sink the unsinkable. Parallax Film Productions follows this intense mission. This documentary covers everything from battling through 10-centimetre thick steel plating to tackling hazardous environmental waste. The crew discovers the secret to sinking the beast and writes a new chapter in marine demolition.

After 25 years of service all over the world -- including in Korea, Vietnam and the Mediterranean -- the USS Oriskany is towed more than 38 kilometres off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. There, the aircraft carrier sinking takes a staggering 37 minutes after a Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team detonates strategically-placed explosives in 22 sea chest pipes and valves. Now the 32,000 ton ship serves marine life and tourists, stimulating sport fishing and recreation diving off the coast of the Florida panhandle -- and remains a testament to ultimate engineering.

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Parallax Film Productions
• Ultimate Engineering
• Oriskany USS
• military engineering
• aircraft carrier sinking
• Gulf of Mexico
• largest artificial reef
• shipwreck diving
• Discovery documentary
• CV-34
• navy ship sinks
• Pensacola recreation
• anchor drop
• sinking

[PcolaSteve4234]

I live in Pensacola and actually know a couple of people that had part in her preparation prior to sinking.

[Kosmachevskaia]

Impressive...