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Word: 100ft (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...weapons and the codes aboard-without the knowledge of the Russians. The Glomar Explorer stationed itself over the sub and extended a length of pipe with giant claws on the end to pick up the wreck on the bottom. The barge was then submerged to a depth of about 100ft., where it was to cradle the salvaged sub. But there was a hitch. When the sub was halfway to the surface its damaged hull cracked in two. The after two-thirds of the craft, including the code room and the coveted weapons, slipped away. Only the forward third was successfully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEFENSE: Behind the Great Submarine Snatch | 12/6/1976 | See Source »

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