" A Collision Between U.S. And Russian Nuclear Subs" Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 Jan 2017 2:46 p.m. PST |
… Occurred In The North Sea 40 Years Ago. "Two nuclear submarines crashed off the coast of Britain during the Cold War in an incident so serious that it could have started World War Three. Official CIA documents have revealed that a US submarine collided with a Soviet vessel when it was maneuvering in waters off the coast of Holy Loch in Argyll, Scotland. The incredible naval incident took place in 1974, when the two nations were locked in a fierce political stand-off…"
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| colkitto | 26 Jan 2017 11:39 a.m. PST |
Interesting story. If a Soviet submarine was able to navigate up the Clyde to the mouth of the Holy Loch (on the West coast of Scotland, not the North Sea) Russian submariners must have been pretty capable – it's narrow, busy and not deep! I wonder if this happened a bit further out to sea than is reported. |
| Tango01 | 26 Jan 2017 10:05 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend.
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