Thursday, June 17, 2010

Fate Of The U.S. Aircraft Carrier Forrestal To Be Decided Soon



Fate Of Forrestal Unclear As It Heads South -- Navy Times

The aircraft carrier Forrestal is underway for the first time in nearly 12 years.

The decommissioned carrier was towed from Naval Station Newport’s Pier One on Tuesday and is scheduled to arrive at the Naval Sea Systems Command’s inactive ships facility in Philadelphia on Friday.

The Navy has said the ship will be disposed of, but exactly how the Navy will get rid of the 55-year old ship has yet to be decided.

But a 2009 request for information by the Inactive Ship’s Program office outlined two options: sink the ship as a reef, or sell it for scrap.

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My Comment: If you enjoyed watching the above video, the rest of the videos on the Forrestal disaster are the following:

Forrestal Disaster (Aircraft Carrier Explosion) - 2/5
Forrestal Disaster (Aircraft Carrier Explosion) - 3/5
Forrestal Disaster (Aircraft Carrier Explosion) - 4/5
Forrestal Disaster (Aircraft Carrier Explosion) - 5/5

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