
Men Rescued From Submarine After 13 Hours On Ocean Floor
December 6, 2006 @ 09:01 AM (EST)
Source: Divester.com
Like a scene out of a bad science fiction show, two men recently endured a grueling, 13-hour underwater experience when their submarine rescue vehicle (the Remora) became stranded on the ocean floor off Australia's coast. The pod was carrying out a certification training when one of the two cables in its winching system failed. While rescuers riddled out how to bring the men to safety, the sub was lowered 430 feet to the sea floor. Battling high seas, it took three rescue attempts to finally bring the men within 45 feet of the surface, where rescue divers assisted the men in their escape...
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