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ex-Oriskany on the move
Thought this might be of interest to some:
NNS041213-06. Oriskany Starts Final Journey From Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) -- A Navy contractor will commence towing ex-Oriskany from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Pensacola, Fla., in December, in preparation as the Navy's first aircraft carrier to be sunk as an artificial reef, in June 2005. The commercial tug Dolphin I will tow Oriskany for the five-to-six-day transit. The ship will remain berthed at the Port of Pensacola pending completion of the risk assessment products, issuance of sink approval and completion of final sinking preparations. Using ships as artificial reefs benefits the Navy by providing another reduction method to the inactive ship inventory, thereby reducing the environmental risk associated with storing inactive ships in sensitive waterways. The Oriskany reef will also benefit marine life, sport fishing and recreational diving off the coast of Florida. "The Navy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are committed to working together toward the safe and expeditious sinking of the ex-Oriskany as an artificial reef," said Capt. Lawrence M. Jones Jr., program manager, Inactive Ships Program Office. The Navy completed a comprehensive 11-month remediation effort on ex-Oriskany in accordance with the draft Best Management Practices for Preparing Vessels Intended to Create Artificial Reefs. The remediation prepared the ship to be sunk as an artificial reef by removing fuels and oils, loose asbestos-containing material, capacitors, transformers or other liquid polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) components, batteries, HALON, mercury, antifreeze, coolants, fire extinguishing agents, black and gray water, and chromated ballast water. Additionally, the wood flight deck and underlayment were removed due to high PCB concentrations found after the asphalt protective coating had been removed from the flight deck. These measures are intended to ensure that the ex-Oriskany reef is environmentally safe. Because of the precedent-setting implications of this project, the Navy's risk assessment model and the resulting risk assessments must undergo a broad-based internal review by EPA, followed by an external peer review. Once these reviews are complete, EPA expects to prepare a draft approval for ex-Oriskany and initiate the public participation process. A final permit decision will be made after the public comment period closes and EPA prepares a response to comments. For related news, visit the Naval Sea Systems Command Navy NewsStand page at: www.news.navy.mil/local/navsea -USN- |
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Mike Weeks,
What are you attempting to pretend to be to the Google readership? The Government of Israel has doctored a number of photos as it pertains to the 34 murdered aboard the USS Liberty on June 8, 1967.... These people on these threads should be able to determine for themselves to what extent you EITHER are OR are not a traitor to those in the US Military service and your fellow Americans... you've had no problem chuckling at "conspiracy nuts"...yet mike, now you run away from the discussion of the doctored photos in the IDF History report of 1982 and the doctored "gun camera photos" provided by the IDF to Thames Television(United Kingdom) and Cristol on p. 79 of Cristol's book of lies, "The Liberty Incident"... ....don't join in with those screaming "grassy knoll" and "conspiracy nut" and then run away, mike.... ....that would be as bad as getting caught by Kevin Brooks pretending to be possessed of the qualifications of a ...snicker... a "naval aviator"... I've asked you many times to post the hyperlink that Kevin Brooks was talking about, Mike ...you're a "computer operator", Mike...Wing Commander of the "Data Entry Squadron" Mike Weeks wrote: Thought this might be of interest to some: NNS041213-06. Oriskany Starts Final Journey From Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) -- A Navy contractor will commence towing ex-Oriskany from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Pensacola, Fla., in December, in preparation as the Navy's first aircraft carrier to be sunk as an artificial reef, in June 2005. The commercial tug Dolphin I will tow Oriskany for the five-to-six-day transit. The ship will remain berthed at the Port of Pensacola pending completion of the risk assessment products, issuance of sink approval and completion of final sinking preparations. Using ships as artificial reefs benefits the Navy by providing another reduction method to the inactive ship inventory, thereby reducing the environmental risk associated with storing inactive ships in sensitive waterways. The Oriskany reef will also benefit marine life, sport fishing and recreational diving off the coast of Florida. "The Navy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are committed to working together toward the safe and expeditious sinking of the ex-Oriskany as an artificial reef," said Capt. Lawrence M. Jones Jr., program manager, Inactive Ships Program Office. The Navy completed a comprehensive 11-month remediation effort on ex-Oriskany in accordance with the draft Best Management Practices for Preparing Vessels Intended to Create Artificial Reefs. The remediation prepared the ship to be sunk as an artificial reef by removing fuels and oils, loose asbestos-containing material, capacitors, transformers or other liquid polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) components, batteries, HALON, mercury, antifreeze, coolants, fire extinguishing agents, black and gray water, and chromated ballast water. Additionally, the wood flight deck and underlayment were removed due to high PCB concentrations found after the asphalt protective coating had been removed from the flight deck. These measures are intended to ensure that the ex-Oriskany reef is environmentally safe. Because of the precedent-setting implications of this project, the Navy's risk assessment model and the resulting risk assessments must undergo a broad-based internal review by EPA, followed by an external peer review. Once these reviews are complete, EPA expects to prepare a draft approval for ex-Oriskany and initiate the public participation process. A final permit decision will be made after the public comment period closes and EPA prepares a response to comments. For related news, visit the Naval Sea Systems Command Navy NewsStand page at: www.news.navy.mil/local/navsea -USN- |
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