On April 10, 1963, USS Thresher began what should have been a routine deep-dive test in the Atlantic Ocean. As the submarine approached its test depth, it sent a partial message reporting “minor ...
The implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible last week, which killed the five people on board, has put the safety of ocean exploration in the spotlight — as did another Northern Atlantic underwater ...
The tragedy that would become the infamous USS Thresher incident began on April 30, 1961, when the submarine went underway to initiate sea trials from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine. According ...