[GreenKeys] Navy plans to Sink America (off-topic)

[Edward Greeley]

Hmm... Emotional considerations aside, "somebody" needs to take another 
look at the profitability (or lack thereof) of scrapping ships vs. the 
possible environmental impact. Galloping price increases of everything 
from refrigerators to motor vehicles are being blamed on the burgeoning 
price of steel. CVs obviously contain a LOT of steel!


Don Robert House  wrote:
> 
> The Navy has several other carriers awaiting their fates. Environmental 
> regulations make breaking warships up for scrap metal largely 
> unprofitable, though some still are dismantled. The Oriskany, a smaller 
> carrier that was commissioned in 1950, is scheduled to be sunk as an 
> artificial reef off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., late this year.