In 1974 the CIA undertook one of its most brazen operations – secretly raising a sunken Soviet submarine lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean right under the noses of the Russian Navy. With the help of billionaire recluse Howard Hughes, obviously.
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# Episode Summary
Join Josh and Chuck as they dive into one of the wildest Cold War secrets ever: Project Azorian, the CIA's audacious attempt to secretly salvage a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine from the depths of the Pacific Ocean in 1974. The guys explore the incredible engineering challenges, the ingenious cover story involving Howard Hughes and deep-sea mining, and the tense cat-and-mouse game with Soviet naval ships watching from just miles away. It's a mind-bending tale of innovation, espionage, and the lengths the U.S. government went to during the height of the Cold War, complete with moonpools, submersible claws, and a burial at sea ceremony captured on film.
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