...causing the vessel to lose power and implode as it sank.
BTW, for anyone about to lambaste Clive Cussler for being stupid, that book was written before they found out that the Titanic broke in half.
Actually, implosion happens in the blink of an eye. You wouldn't even know it happened.What a horrible way to die.
Wiki said:In 1972, Hughes was approached by the CIA to help secretly recover Soviet submarine K-129 which had sunk near Hawaii four years earlier. He agreed. Thus the Glomar Explorer, a special-purpose salvage vessel, was born. Hughes' involvement provided the CIA with a plausible cover story, having to do with civilian marine research at extreme depths and the mining of undersea manganese nodules. In the summer of 1974, Glomar Explorer attempted to raise the Soviet vessel.
However, during the recovery a mechanical failure in the ship's grapple caused half of the submarine to break off and fall to the ocean floor. This section is believed to have held many of the most sought after items, including its code book and nuclear missiles. Two nuclear-tipped torpedoes and some cryptographic machines were recovered, along with the bodies of six Soviet submariners who were subsequently given formal burial at sea in a filmed ceremony. The operation, known as Project Jennifer, became public in February 1975 because burglars had obtained secret documents from Hughes' headquarters in June 1974.
Actually, implosion happens in the blink of an eye. You wouldn't even know it happened.
This reminds me though of the Howard Hughes expidition to recover Soviet submarines... anyone remember that?
He is an idiot. If he would have just read some of the eyewitness accounts from the survivors, or at least approached them and asked about it, he would have found out. He gets 0 for research, therefore, he's a bad writer AND an idiot.
Next they'll be saying that the climb to Everest was really all about getting to the world's most powerful Nintendo Power Glove before the Nazis!
Wow, that's crazy. Why would we be worried about the Russians knowing we were looking for a couple of our own subs?
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Wow, that's crazy. Why would we be worried about the Russians knowing we were looking for a couple of our own subs?
Actually, implosion happens in the blink of an eye. You wouldn't even know it happened.
This reminds me though of the Howard Hughes expidition to recover Soviet submarines... anyone remember that?
Check out the book Blind Man's Bluff. It's a fantastic read if you are interested in the covert submarine missions of the Cold War.