The CIA recently admitted recovering a sunken Russian K-129 submarine in a top secret salvage operation in 1974. The vessel had sunk on March 11, 1968 northwest of Hawaii. An attempt to raise the sub failed when it broke in half, however a portion managed to be salvaged. At a recent ceremony, the United States turned over to the Russians recovered materials from the submarine. Included in these was a video of a secret burial at sea for 6 crewmen found on board the raised portion. Above is an undated picture of a Soviet sailor which was developed from a camera found on board the K-129.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Cold War Secrecy
The CIA recently admitted recovering a sunken Russian K-129 submarine in a top secret salvage operation in 1974. The vessel had sunk on March 11, 1968 northwest of Hawaii. An attempt to raise the sub failed when it broke in half, however a portion managed to be salvaged. At a recent ceremony, the United States turned over to the Russians recovered materials from the submarine. Included in these was a video of a secret burial at sea for 6 crewmen found on board the raised portion. Above is an undated picture of a Soviet sailor which was developed from a camera found on board the K-129.
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