Divers: no oil on former USS Oriskany

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A team of divers with Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says an aircraft carrier sunk of Pensacola as an artificial reef is free of oil from BP's massive spill.

The military sunk the former USS Oriskany in 2006 in about 200 feet of ocean. Sen. John McCain flew off the Oriskany before being taken a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Thousands of veterans served on the ship known as "The Mighty O," and many came to Pensacola to watch the sinking. Some have since died and had their ashes deposited on the ship.

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials told commissioners at a meeting on Pensacola Beach Thursday that technical divers explored the ship and found no oil.