Not really. After thest tests the ship will be sunk as an artificial
reef for fish and other sea life. IT has been quiet common to do this
with old aircraft, the A-6 being an example, in the last decade or so.
I was on the Coral Sea, Midway, Ranger, Kitty Hawk and Constellation.
I even highlined over to the Oraskiny and stayed overnight once.
America was my last ship and I'd sure rather see her go this way that
under a cutting torch .

Walt
ISC, USN Ret.

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:09:51 +0100, Rob van Riel
wrote:

On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 04:09:45 +0000, D wrote:
Scuttling at sea is now cheaper than scrapping due to the environmental
costs.

Isn't that just a bit hypocrytical? Simply dumping waste is obviously
cheaper than disposing of it in an environmentally friendly way. But isn't
that what the government is doing in this case?

Rob