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30 Expediting Transport Transit time back to shore varies from about 50 minutes to over 2 hours depending on the dive boat

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home training equipment oriskany charters dive sites events links contact Scuba Diving Charters in Pensacola MBT Divers works closely with the best charter boats in the area to ensure our customers have a safe and enjoyable experience at the best value possible. •More than 4,200 chartered dive trips are taken annually to the artificial reef/aircraft carrier USS Oriskany that rests south of Pensacola, carrying divers from all over the world. The Oriskany is an Essex class aircraft carrier built in 1945. Pensacola's best dive charter boat! The flight deck was originally within recreational SCUBA depths but has since settled into the seafloor. Visibility was a bit soupy at around 20-30' with large schools of both snapper and amberjack throughout the water.

Oriskany was the first United States warship slated to become an artificial reef, under authority granted by the fiscal 2004 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 108-136). By Knowlera Diving in Pensacola has always been good, but it wasn't a well-known dive destination until the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany was sunk in May 2006. Local dive enthusiasts say the Oriskany's size and complexity make it the Mount Everest of diving.

The card features: 3D-rendered images of the entire carrier as well as both sides of the carrier’s “island” The bouy was dropped within a few feet of the reef on Dutch Banks and we were in the water again ~an hour & 45min after our final Oriskany dive. It was deployed as a reef in May 2006 to much media attention. 2) You must dive with a dive computer and dive safety sausage.

Hands down, in our opinion we rate this dive as an A++ dive for all divers, except basic open water just certified as this is a deep dive. USS Oriskany Dive Site ... • 888 feet long – the world’s largest man-made artificial reef. Art To Media is known for its expertise and extensive experience in 3D dive maps of worldwide dive sites. Oriskany was towed to Pensacola in December 2004 and was originally scheduled to be sunk with controlled charges 24 mi (39 km) south of Pensacola by June 2005.

The Oriskany is considered the largest artificial reef in the world. She is 911 feet in length with a 129 foot beam.

The Oriskany is an Essex-class aircraft carrier that's 911 feet long which was sunk as an artificial reef located off of Pensacola, Florida, making it the largest artificial reef in the world.

We dove the Oriskanny, or Oriskanny’s Island as it is also known with Viking diving, an excellent dive shop with a push for safety first, for an all day two tank dive and it was a great experience.