Workers successfully moored the decommissioned aircraft carrier Oriskany on Tuesday about 24 miles south of Pensacola in preparation for the ship’s long-awaited scuttling today, a Navy spokeswoman said. Crews working for contractor Resolve Marine Group spent most of the day dropping four immense mooring lines and anchors, each weighing 75,000 pounds.
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Controlling an 888-foot ship is no easy task
Workers successfully moored the decommissioned aircraft carrier Oriskany on Tuesday about 24 miles south of Pensacola in preparation for the ship’s long-awaited scuttling today, a Navy spokeswoman said. Crews working for contractor Resolve Marine Group spent most of the day dropping four immense moo
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