Chapter
Building a Secret Grabber Boat to Steal Soviet Submarine Secrets
13:55 - 16:29 (02:34)
A secret grabber vehicle was built inside a barge to be floated out to a 618-foot Soviet ship, where it was raised into the ship to steal top-secret submarine technology, all while avoiding detection.
Clips
The challenge of loading a big long ship into a massive ship using a grabber.
13:55 - 15:28 (01:33)
Shipping
Summary
The challenge of loading a big long ship into a massive ship using a grabber.
ChapterBuilding a Secret Grabber Boat to Steal Soviet Submarine Secrets
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The US military built a barge with a retractable sunroof and designed it to be submersible to hide the development of the grabber vehicle.
15:28 - 16:29 (01:00)
Soviet Submarine
Summary
The US military built a barge with a retractable sunroof and designed it to be submersible to hide the development of the grabber vehicle. They floated the barge to a Soviet submarine, raised the grabber vehicle into a 618-foot ship, and left unnoticed by the Soviets.