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On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:47:06 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:21:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
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I recently watched "Azorian" via Amazon Prime streaming. It's about
the CIA's program to raise the Soviet sub K-129 that sank off of Iceland
in 1974.

Talk about some serious engineering! Howard Hughes was recruited to
provide a cover story by "financing" the design and building
of the Huges Glomar Explorer as a sea bed mining ship. In reality the
CIA financed it all of course.

The bottom of the ship had two huge doors that slid open
allowing the deployment of a giant lift device with claws that would
submerge, held in place by pipes, to a depth of 16,500 feet where the
sub lay on the bottom.

The technical challenges of designing the systems involved were mind
boggling. Makes the challenge of going to the moon look like duck soup.

Great documentary for those with this kind of interest.

Thanks
I have burned through all of the Frontlines I care about and the
American Experiences. I was getting ready to start Ken Burns America
but I will check that one out first. I have seen a few shows and read
a lot about the Glomar Explorer. I am still curious how much of that
sub we really got. I really question the official story. (but I bet
that is not shocking to anyone)

If you've not seen Ken Burn's 'Civil War', it's well worth watching.

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