I was aboard The Oriskany from 1971-1974 with VA155. It seems like yesterday. I have many super 8 movies of combat operations on the flight deck where I was a plane captain and ordinance loader. I slept under the flight deck between the two cats at the bow just above the forecastle. I didn't see any one standing on the flight deck during this dive. How come?
The flight deck is deeper than recreational divers can go. It's deco depths. The boat captains will tell everyone before the dive that you are going to see the flight deck and want to touch it, But Don't! The ship was moved from one of the hurricanes and made the wreck deeper than they had anticipated. It would be much better if it was in shallower waters.
Thank you. It’s just a dive boat that has a license for 6 people not including the captain and dive master. The other option is the bigger dive boats that have a ton of divers on them. The 6 pack boats usually allow spearfishing and do more specific spearfishing trips. The bigger boats generally don’t allow it. Hope that makes sense.
I was aboard The Oriskany from 1971-1974 with VA155. It seems like yesterday. I have many super 8 movies of combat operations on the flight deck where I was a plane captain and ordinance loader. I slept under the flight deck between the two cats at the bow just above the forecastle. I didn't see any one standing on the flight deck during this dive. How come?
The flight deck is deeper than recreational divers can go. It's deco depths. The boat captains will tell everyone before the dive that you are going to see the flight deck and want to touch it, But Don't! The ship was moved from one of the hurricanes and made the wreck deeper than they had anticipated. It would be much better if it was in shallower waters.
Awesome. It's such a massive ship must be intimidating
Unfortunately it’s too deep and most of the ship can’t be accessed by typical recreational divers. But visibility is usually incredible and lots of 🐟
Great video, just like I dive the wreck POV. Can I ask what the 6pack dive boat is?
Thank you. It’s just a dive boat that has a license for 6 people not including the captain and dive master. The other option is the bigger dive boats that have a ton of divers on them. The 6 pack boats usually allow spearfishing and do more specific spearfishing trips. The bigger boats generally don’t allow it. Hope that makes sense.
...la triste fin d'un beau navire. Gloire a l' US NAVY ...
Nce dive, dude you need slow that breathing down, a lot.
I want to dive this ship
It's an awesome dive.
..Man -0 Man..Gotta Kinda /Better No What Your Doing There..