"Scott Peterson" wrote in message
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Dave in San Diego wrote:

Retired Carrier Sunk Off Atlantic Coast

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050521/...s/carrier_sunk


Has anyone seen any pictures of these tests?

This seemed to happen awfully quickly. Usually it takes years and
lots of manpower and money to prepare a ship and remove all the
contaminants, asbestos, etc.


The level of preparation depends on the final disposition. Ships
that are going to be sunk in shallow waters or fishing grounds
as artificial reefs obviously need more preparation than those
being sunk in deep oceanic waters.


Anyone else think that the Navy short circuited some of the
environmental regulations they're supposed to follow?


CVA-66 was decomissioned in 1996, 9 years seems an
adequate period for preparation.

Keith