How the CIA and Howard Hughes dug deep to retrieve sunken Soviet ship

[pipedreams]

History Buffs remember this?

 

"In March 1968, Soviet submarine K-129 sank 1,560 miles northwest of Hawaii. The sub carried more than 70 crewman, none of whom survived. It also held several 4-megaton nuclear warheads and a slew of Soviet military intelligence."

"While the US first concealed any details of Azorian from the Soviets, the American government’s attitude changed when it sought information on missing US servicemen in Vietnam.

In an effort to secure Russian cooperation in this area in 1992, Robert Gates, then director of the CIA, met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin that October."

https://nypost.com/2019/06/20/how-the-cia-and-howard-hughes-dug-deep-to-retrieve-sunken-soviet-ship/

[Dric902]

Read “Blind Mans Bluff” 

it goes into great detail about the operation (and what the Navy wanted to do instead)

 

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[janice6]

I also remember the relative cost.  

[willie-pete]

The boat was a pretty good cover story though. People wanted to get involved with ocean mining based on that.

[DrB]

7 hours ago, Dric902 said:

Read “Blind Mans Bluff” 

it goes into great detail about the operation (and what the Navy wanted to do instead)

 

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Good Read.  I remember reading that.  Going to have to look that up again.

Thanks..  Dave