72 Hours
The First-Hand Account of a Royal Navy Mission to Save the Crew of a Trapped Russian Submarine
$31.35
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2013
Summary
August 5, 2005. While conducting a secret mission thirty miles off the remote coast of Kamchatka, the Russian Navy submarine AS-28 became snared in the thick cables anchored to 60-tonne concrete blocks. Without power, the stricken boat sunk to the seafloor. Trapped 600 feet down - too deep to escape - her crew of seven now had just seventy-two hours before the air onboard ran out.
Twenty-four hours later - still haunted by the loss of the Kursk - the Russian Navy requested assistance.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409126973 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1409126978 |
| Author: | Frank Pope |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Frank Pope
Frank Pope is the Ocean Correspondent of The Times and presenter for the BBC. Previously he worked on underwater expeditions all over the world under the auspices of Oxford MARE (Maritime Archaeological Research and Excavation Unit), including the excavation of Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship HMS Agamemnon. He divides his time between London and Nairobi.
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