Not all wreck diving sites result from accidental shipwrecks. Sometimes, when a ship is decommissioned, it is sunk in order to make a reef. That was the case with this battleship, nicknamed "the Mighty O," sunk in 2006 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of the Florida panhandle. The Oriskany was named by The Times of London as one of the best wreck diving sites in the world, and is po
pularly known as the "Great Carrier Reef." It is currently also the largest vessel ever sunk to make a reef.
Read more in Tripatini contributor Agnes Riley´s post 5 of the World´s Top Shipwreck Dives.
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