Diving the Oriskany is a surreal experience. The flight deck extends further than I can see. In this video you will notice a crackling sound. This sound is from snapping shrimp hiding in the coral growing on the Oriskany.
A 30000 tons giant carrier that has been there on the bottom for 15 years... Can’t imagine how big she is. It also shows that the corrosion is happening on this ship by years and years because those holes on the deck and bridge are much bigger than before, on the previous footage of this wreck.
this video is amazing but whath still emotionaly hits me is the fact thath before anyone can explore the titanic or see it with their own eyes it wil long be eaten away bie algie
@@RobertGarcia-wb4hyThe sea floor where the ship sits is about 210 feet deep, with the flight deck being at 135 feet and the top of the island tower being about 70 feet
In 1969 we did WESTPAC Vietnam and sailed 207 days with 104 fires. I kept expecting those divers to open a hatch and find smoldering rags in one of those spaces YET!!! USS ZIPPO!! RIP!!!!
Out of interest, why did you choose to ascend when you did? It looked like you still had lots of air remaining, and also once you ascended your NDL was above 12 (newer diver looking to learn here!).
As for the NDL question - your NDL number will increase as you ascend and your depth becomes shallower because you're off-gassing the absorbed nitrogen in your tissues as you ascend. Sometimes you'll incur actual decompression obligations at depth and they'll clear by the time you make an ascent to that stop depth at the appropriate rate (30fpm is wise). I just had that happen to me a few weeks ago diving in Lake Mohave in Arizona - we spent the bulk of the dive at 50-60 feet but descended to 85 while looking for a particular wreck, and I incurred a short obligation - by the time we found one of the smaller wrecks we were looking for around the 40 foot mark and got bored with it, that deco obligation had cleared itself and I was back to having an NDL in the 20-something minute range.
The Oriskany was docked for 30 years after she was decommissioned in 1976. Besides being stripped for parts to support the museum carriers, there was not much else done other than to remove toxic insulation and paint before she was sunk! IE, she was already severely rusted before she was scuttled in the Gulf. The early dive footage I saw showed rust coming off pipes, valves, etc. inside the interior of the her hull. I think that footage was shot within 5 years of the sinking. There might be another 30 years before she suffers a structural collapse -- who knows, really. That will depend on the weather and current. It's out of our hands unless they decide to remove the ship (salvage) after all but I doubt that will happen. I think if the ship DID collapse/break, the pieces might be swept further by a future hurricane. The hulk of the ship already shifted once after one hurricane.
It's probably a VERY GOOD thing it's that deep. Do you know how many knuckleheads could get killed going into the interior of the hull? It's dark and easy to get lost in those compartments! The depth encourages the foolhardy to stay away. Only trained and experienced divers can go the bottom. They'll also follow decompression standards because how many ordinary people bother to read instructions for most of their home appliances?!?
@@laptoprepairshop perfect for my 130 specialty dive. I’ve done 100 off Catalina for my Advanced certification. I’ll be driving trucks across the country and I’m already researching where I’ll be diving on my resets. Awesome video. Thanks for posting this.
Most of the benefit of buddies admittedly disappears once you start diving completely redundant equipment with stages. Unless he flat out has a panic attack or a heart attack, or starts seizing... any other issue he should (in theory of course) be able to handle and make a safe ascent by himself. Not saying I would make a habit out of doing it (especially in deep open water like this) but my deepest solo dive was 141 feet with a 61 minute runtime including deco...
ive always wanted to do a shipwreck dive but 2 thing scare me THE UNDERWATER PRESSURE ON YOUR EARDRUMS AND THE OPEN DEPTHS i dont know but when i dive only a meter deep my eardrums already hurt so are they wearing something to not feel thath pressure ALSO THE DARK ABYsss uughh scares me
You gotta yawn before you feel the pressure or hold your nose, close your mouth and blow gently. Ypu have to constantly equalize pressure on both side of ypur eardrum
@@laptoprepairshop ohh god thath seems difficuly but like is it possible if your somewhere about like 16 meters deep and you forget to do thath is the water just gonna make your eardrums explode
@@boomspoon4004 When you learn to dive one of the first things they will teach you is to equalize pressure, also known as the valsalva maneuver. You will not forget, because it will start to hurt. As long as you keep doing it on the descent, you will never hurt.
@@noahqiu8016 ow huh it seems difficult like for example if your like 30 40 meters deep and you forget to do thath stuff your ears burst and your fill with water
there is a lot of training and practice so divers do not hurt themselves: they make it look easy in videos like this -but there are constant safety checks going on to keep themselves and the others together and safe..
Para que ficar olhando para uma ferragem em decomposição no fundo do mar? Não tem porque. Parei de mergulhar por isso. Ir no cemitério é a mesma coisa!
@@laptoprepairshop isnt it better to breath normal ? when you hanging at home breathing is more like pause after you exhale. i ask only to lern something new , sorry for my bad english. kind regards from Germany
@@p-dog2837 it's just a preference, does not really matter that much. I'm not holding my breath long enough to build co2, nor am I holding my breath on ascent.
@@p-dog2837 Yes. It helps. Controlled breathing is fine as long as you follow the rules. Dont hold your breath but you can pause your breath. 1-2 seconds. And dont ever hold your breath while ascending but if your chilling around the same depth and just checking the sights, then a slower controlled breathing pattern will help you save a little air which gives a little more time.
