A Massive Crane Helping With the Baltimore Bridge Cleanup Was Built to Recover a Sunken Soviet Submarine

Summary

1. A Soviet vessel disappeared in the Pacific Ocean in 1968.
2. US officials wanted to recover information and gain insight into Soviet submarine manufacturing.
3. During the retrieval, the sub broke apart and US crews only recovered part of it.

References

• Media Check: Smithsonian Magazine - Media Bias Fact Check (HIGH CREDIBILITY) 
• Collections | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC.