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Submarine Rescue: The Race to Save Squalus | The Final Dive | 3

2022/11/22
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Electrician Gerald McLeese and his crewmates are trapped in the USS Squalus when a diving bell makes contact, offering hope of rescue. The bell locks onto the escape hatch, and rescuers begin to lift the crew one by one to the surface.

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Swede Momsen’s diving bell finally makes contact with the sailors trapped inside the USS Squalus. But bad weather makes for a harrowing mission. And just when rescuers are about to bring the last of the crew to safety, the bell hits an unexpected snag, leaving a group of sailors and the sub’s captain trapped in even worse circumstances than before, with their chances of survival literally hanging by a thread.

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