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Title Voyages Of Discovery: Hanging By A Thread - Ep 5 of 5 / Director: Smith, Sean
Published Australia : SBS 2, 2006
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Summary On 23 May, 1939, the US submarine Squalus sank off the naval base of Portsmouth. Little hope was held for the fate of the crew, as up until that time, the rescue of a submarine had not been possible. In fact, serving on a submarine was even called "the coffin service". Explorer Paul Rose presents the story of the extraordinary rescue that for the first time allowed thirty crew members to be saved from a terrible death. The feat was made possible thanks to the invention of a rescue bell, later named after its inventor, Admiral Momsen. (From the UK, in English) (Documentary Series)
Notes Closed captioning in English
Event Broadcast 2010-10-30 at 20:30:00
Notes Classification: PG
Subject Disaster victims -- Psychology.
Momsen, Charles Bowers.
Search and rescue operations.
Squalus (Submarine)
Submarine disasters.
United States. Navy.
New Hampshire -- Portsmouth.
Form Streaming video
Author Rose, Paul, host
Smith, Sean, director