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FlakMan
Honorary Bluffian
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Location: Portland, Texas
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 Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 3:44 pm Post subject: USS Orisknay Moves Out of Corpus |
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It's on it's way to it's final resting place offshore Pensacola, Florida.
"The Oriskany will be placed on clean white sand bottom approximately 22.5nm SSE of Pensacola Pass (17nm due south of Santa Rosa Island) in 212 feet of water (1.5 nm SE of the Chevron Rig) . The top of the structure is planned to be at 50', and the flight deck around 110'. Visibility in the area is commonly 60-100'+, with water temps ranging from the mid to high 80's in the summer to the upper 60's in the winter. Currents in the area normally range from none to light."
I saw it out of my 10th floor office window in downtown Corpus moving under the high bridge and out across the bay about 10:00am today.
Here's one when she was in her prime!
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Big John
Full Fledged Flour Bluffian
Joined: 10 Aug 2004
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Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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What building are you in Flak?
I watched out our windows too. I'm on the lobby level of One Shoreline Plaza. What a sight! 
Two tugs towing and it looked like three pushing. One in the back and one on each side.  That's alot of tug boats!
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Vern
Flour Bluffian in Training
Joined: 11 Aug 2004
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Location: Edna, TX
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| That should make for one helluva sight looking down out of a boat and seeing that beast down there. |
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ShawnQ
Pony Mullet
Joined: 29 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| Be even cooler from a plane or chopper... |
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Old salt
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 7:33 am Post subject: |
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| Be even cooler if they were sinking her 30 miles offshore rather than dragging her to Florida. |
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Kyle aka Kcon
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| Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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That was my first thought Scott! It sure woulda saved some money had they just dropped her 30 miles out  ............Kyle
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FlakMan
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Joined: 11 Aug 2004
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Location: Portland, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:55 am Post subject: Florida out bid Texas for her |
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I understand Florida provided more $$ than Texas for claiming it. I'm on the 10th floor of the Frost bank Bld.
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