Here’s a look at some of the more noteworthy submarine salvage operations in history.
, but was in far shallower waters than the vessel that’s currently stuck somewhere in the vicinity of the TitanicWhen asked if they had the technology to perform a rescue if the craft is found, Coast Guard officials said they are taking things one step at a time and are currently focused on the search.The Soviet Union lost contact with one of its ballistic missile submarines
In order to retrieve the sub from such a depth, the CIA settled on a plan — called Project Azorian — to build a large ship with a giant claw they would drop to the bottom of the ocean to retrieve the K-129. In order to cover up the real reason for the construction of the vehicle, they sought the assistance of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, implying the Hughes Glomar Explorer was being built to do deep sea mining.
, a body of water bordering the country’s northwest corner. The Kursk, with 118 crew members on board, went down after two explosions, which investigators say was likely caused by a peroxide leak in a faulty test torpedo. The submarine had settled about 350 feet deep and initial Russian rescue operations faltered as they declined offers of assistance from foreign governments. Vladimir Putin, newly installed as Russia’s leader, belatedly accepted help from Great Britain and Norway days after the accident.
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