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  • Oriskany Site Opens to Divers Off Pensacola Beach

    05/19/2006 3:21:11 PM PDT · by SwinneySwitch · 13 replies · 502+ views
    FirstCoastNews ^ | 5/19/2006
    PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- The site of the sunken aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is now open to recreational divers off Pensacola Beach. "The Mighty O," as it's called, was sunk 24 miles off the Florida coastline by the Navy on Wednesday as the world's largest manmade reef. Local diving enthusiasts say it's now among the world's top dive destinations because it's nearly three football fields in length and has a long history as a Korean and Vietnam war battleship. The state officially opened the Oriskany site to recreational divers at one this afternoon. A spokesman for the Florida Fish and...