The saturation divers who recovered 5 tons of Soviet gold from HMS Edinburgh in 1981. They lived at 800 feet of pressure for weeks to cut through the cruiser’s armored hull, 39 years after she was sunk in the Barents Sea.
The saturation divers who recovered 5 tons of Soviet gold from HMS Edinburgh in 1981. They lived at 800 feet of pressure for weeks to cut through the cruiser’s armored hull, 39 years after she was sunk in the Barents Sea.
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Meanwhile I panic when water gets in my nose.
im goign to find out the whole story, this is proper cool
Obligatory mention of the Byford Dolphin accident. Horrifyingly dangerous work.
So who ended up with the gold? Are these guys Soviets?
The gold was supposed to be payment to the US for war materiel and then when it was salvaged it was given back to the Soviet Union?
The bar in his shirt pocket is amazing!