Season 9 episode 9 26m 46s on this edition of northwest now, we sit down with the author of a new book that details the covert cold war era effort by the cia to. In 1968, soviet submarine k 129 sank in the middle of the pacific with three advanced nuclear missiles. I came across this gem of a documentary while browsing titles on netflix. Cia salvage the raising of russian nuclear submarine k. The raising of the k129 directed by michael white for. The raising of the k129 dvd av item,in 1968 the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129 sank in the central north pacific. Central intelligence agency cia project to recover the sunken soviet submarine k 129 from the pacific ocean floor in 1974, using the purposebuilt ship hughes glomar explorer. Among the contents of the recovered section of k 129 were the bodies of six soviet submariners. This massive effort was one of the longest and most expensive covert operations in cia history. On july 21, 1974, despite incredible risks and after years of secret preparations, the cia attempted to salvage the sunken soviet ballistic missile submarine k129. The taking of k129 is a riveting, almost unbelievable truelife tale of military history, engineering genius, and highstakes spy craft set during the height of the cold war, when nuclear annihilation was a constant fear and the opportunity to gain even the slightest advantage over your enemy was worth massive risk.
The glomar explorer in film and print central intelligence. The book is based, in part, on the research for michael white documentary film azorian. The book is based, in part, on the research for michael whites groundbreaking documentary film azorian. The raising of the k129, and youll probably want to watch that as a visual companion. Please note that this page does not hosts or makes available any of the. Imagine standing atop the empire state building with an 8footwide grappling hook on a 1inchdiameter steel rope. The k129 was a soviet ballistic missile submarine that sank in 1968. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The cia and the raising of the k129 unabridged by polmar, norman, white, michael, lurie, james isbn. Project azorian remains an engineering marvel, advancing the state of the art in deepocean mining and heavylift technology. Among the contents of the recovered section of k129 were the bodies of six soviet submariners. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello.
Project azorian erroneously called jennifer by the press after its top secret security compartment was a u. They were given a formal military burial at sea on september 4, 1974. The raising of the k129 includes never before seen photography and film of the wreck taken during the 1974 mission, and is based upon contemporaneous documents, providing the first factual and documented accounting of this unique mission ever made available outside the confines of us intelligence agencies. Sep 05, 2017 the taking of k 129 is a riveting, almost unbelievable truelife tale of military history, engineering genius, and highstakes spycraft set during the height of the cold war, when nuclear annihilation was a constant fear, and the opportunity to gain even the slightest advantage over your enemy was worth massive risk. The project was only partially successful, as the k 129 broke up as it was raised. Agency to salvage the remains of the soviet submarine k129 from the ocean floor. The cia and the raising of the k129 from the worlds largest community of readers. Upon departure on 24 february, k129 reached deep water, conducted a test dive, returned to the surface and reported by radio that all was well, and proceeded on patrol. Project azorian the cia and the raising of the k 129. Watch this more detailed version of this remarkable operation in the early seventies that still has no equal today.
Polmar is a serious naval historian, meaning this book has been pretty much overlooked while red star rogue sold like hotcakes, even though it was to put it mildly a load of dingos kidneys. The raising of the k129 tv movie 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. American intelligence located it within weeks of its demise. The raising of the k129 2010 in 1968 the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129 sank in the central north pacific. The 1968 sinking of k129 occurred approximately 1,600 miles 2,600 km northwest of hawaii.
Project azorian the cia and the raising of the k129 concen. The americans hear the explosion through a series of seafloor listening devices that are designed to hear underwater nuclear tests. There have been terrible conspiracy theory books about the k 129 out there and project azorian brings sanity back to the issue. The project was only partially successful, as the k129 broke up as it was raised. The raising of the k129, english, 2010 is a relatively short book. Viewers, correctly point out the scorpion submarine, i mention, was not involved in this incident. The research for the book and the documentary forced the cia to issue a brief report on project azorian in early 2010, with onethird of. At the height of the cold war k 129 offered the us a cornucopia of unique intelligence targets, ranging from an allimportant opportunity to study soviet nuclear weapons technology, to the chance to break into soviet cryptographic systems. The story of project azorian began on march 1, 1968, when a soviet golfii submarine, the k 129 the cia history refers to the submarine by its pendant number 722, carrying three ssn4 sark nucleararmed ballistic missiles, sailed from the naval base at petropavlovsk on the kamchatka peninsula to take up its peacetime patrol station.
Burial at sea of soviet submariners from hughes glomar. The raising of the k129 covers the operation in great detail, and a fascinating story it is. It is, however, available on amazon instant video for prime members. Sank on march 8, 1968, approximately 1,560 nautical miles northwest of oahu in the pacific ocean with all hands. The taking of k 129 is a riveting, almost unbelievable truelife tale of military history, engineering genius, and highstakes spy craft set during the height of the cold war, when nuclear annihilation was a constant fear and the opportunity to gain even the slightest advantage over your enemy was worth massive risk. How the cia used howard hughes to steal a russian sub in the most daring covert operation in history how the cia used howard hughes to steal a russian sub in the most daring covert operation in history by josh dean. The k129, having completed two 70day ballisticmissile combat patrols in 1967, was tasked with her third patrol in february 1968, with an expected completion date of 5 may 1968.
That, essentially, describes what the cia did in project azorian. At the height of the cold war, k129 offered the us an abundance of unique intelligence targets, a vital opportunity to study soviet nuclear weapons technology, and a chance to break into soviet cryptographic systems. The k 129 was a soviet ballistic missile submarine that sank in 1968. The cia and the raising of the k129 reprint by norman polmar, michael white isbn. Azorian definition of azorian by the free dictionary. The taking of k129 is a riveting, almost unbelievable truelife tale of military history, engineering genius, and highstakes spycraft set during the height of the cold war, when nuclear annihilation was a constant fear, and the opportunity to gain even the slightest advantage over your enemy was worth massive risk.
Your task is to lower the hook to the street below, snag a compact car full of gold, and lift the car back to the top of the building. Its a most interesting true story about the soviet submarine k129. In 1968 the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129 sank in the central north pacific. In 1968, soviet submarine k129 sank in the middle of the pacific with three advanced nuclear missiles. On top of that, the job has to be done without anyone noticing. Project azorian norman polmar, michael white haftad. Feb, 2018 how the cia stole a soviet nuclear submarine. May 02, 2012 the glomar explorer in film and print. Its a very lean work the book proper is only 173 pages long, theres a complete lack of human interest stories and very little in the way of padding. This is azorian the raising of the k 129 by gerd berner on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Consequently, when russias k129 disappeared on its third patrol, both sides. Pbs azorian the raising of the k129 2of2 xvid ac3 mvgroup org avi std, 2.
Polmar and coauthor white have written a well researched account of the k129 and the attempted recovery by the glomar explorer of the k129. Nov 15, 2010 polmar and coauthor white have written a well researched account of the k 129 and the attempted recovery by the glomar explorer of the k 129. Project azorian cost about as much as an apollo mission to the moon, and involved equipment and hardware that to this day remain. Gsf explorer, formerly usns hughes glomar explorer tag193, was a deepsea drillship platform built for project azorian, the secret 1974 effort by the united states central intelligence agencys special activities division to recover the soviet submarine k129. Now after much secrecy, this story can be told, by the men who made it happen and with neverbeforeseen footage of the actual. In 1968 the soviet ballistic missile submarine k 129 sank in the central north pacific. The raising of k129 is no longer available on netflix instant streaming.
Pbs azorian the raising of the k129 2of2 xvid ac3 mvgroup. Now after much secrecy, this story can be told, by the men who made it happen and with neverbeforeseen footage of the actual salvage attempt, and new evidence of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading project azorian. History documentary hosted by greg stebner, published by discovery channel, history channel in 2009 english narration cover informationa vacation along panamas pearl islands led archaeologist james delgado to an astounding discovery, the worlds first working submarine, rusting on a remote beach, forgotten for over 5 years. In early august 1974, despite incredible political, military, and intelligence risks and after six years of secret preparations, the cia attempted to salvage the sunken soviet ballistic missile submarine k 129 from the depths of the north pacific ocean. The cia and the raising of the k129 polmar, norman, white, michael on. The raising of the k 129, written, directed, and produced by michael white michael white films, 2009. Nov 21, 2012 although project azorian failed to meet its full intelligence objectives, cia considered the operation to be one of the greatest intelligence coups of the cold war. The raising of the k129 2010 tv movie photo gallery. Project azorian cost about as much as an apollo mission to the moon, and involved equipment and hardware that to this day remain marvels of innovative marine engineering.
The raising of the k129 stars michael white the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of out of. The raising of the k129 1x104, 2x52 history science known inaccurately to the general public as project jennifer, azorian was the cias audacious attempt to recover the wreck of the soviet ballistic missile submarine k 129, by a specially designed and purposebuilt salvage vessel, the hughes glomar explorer. Now after much secrecy, this story can be told, by the men who made it happen and with neverbeforeseen footage of the. Cia salvage the raising of the russian nuclear submarine. Azorian was the cias audacious attempt to recover the wreck of the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129. In august 1974, following six years of secret preparations, the cia attempted to salvage the sunken submarine, k129. Managers and engineers who consider project azorian their finest hour, have finally stepped out of the shadows, and in oncamera interviews tell their story in their own words to finally quell 35 years of rumour, educated guesses and wild speculation. Dubbed azorian, the project was handled by the cia rather than the navy, but it took six years to come to fruition, as a unique salvage vessel had to be built to raise the hulk. I cant find it anywhere, not even on torrent sites. The raising of the russian nuclear submarine sub k129 12 by marine salvage. I f you happen to be a member of amazon prime, be sure to catch a documentary named azorian.
Nov 04, 2018 completed an excellent project azorian. Nov 30, 2017 however, as the claw grasping the k129 was a third of the way up, a section of the sub broke apart, sinking back down into the dark oceans abyss. There have been terrible conspiracy theory books about the k129 out there and project azorian brings sanity back to the issue. Project azorian the cia and the raising of the k129. Naval institute press, annapolis, maryland 2010, 238 pages. The taking of k 129 is a riveting, almost unbelievable truelife tale of military history, engineering genius, and highstakes spycraft set during the height of the cold war, when nuclear annihilation was a constant fear, and the opportunity to gain even the slightest advantage over your enemy was worth massive risk. The raising of the k129 dvd,in 1968 the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129 sank in the central north pacific. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In the summer of 1974, the operation secretly attempted to salvage the forward 6 feet of the k129 which had broken off from the stern section. Project azorian, the cia and the raising of the k129 december 1, 2012. The raising of the k129 explores one of the most expensive covert operations in cia history. Miraculously, though, the crew managed to salvage a portion containing the bodies of six soviet submariners.
The raising of the k129 2010 in 1974, the cia hatches a secret plan to salvage a soviet submarine which sank in the pacific ocean in 1968. The raising of the k129 tells the full, almost unbelievable story of the boldest american clandestine operation of the cold war at least of those the public knows about. Current reading november 2018 military history librarything. Central intelligence agency cia project to recover the sunken soviet submarine k129 from the pacific ocean floor in 1974, using the purposebuilt ship hughes glomar explorer. The taking of k129 by josh dean audiobook download. The cia and the raising of the k129 norman polmar, michael white epub in early august 1974, despite incredible risks and after six years of secret preparations, the cia attempted to salvage the sunken soviet ballistic missile submarine k129 from the depths of the north pacific ocean. In early august 1974, despite incredible political, military, and intelligence risks and after six years of secret preparations, the cia attempted to salvage the sunken soviet ballistic missile submarine k129 from the depths of the north pacific ocean. Sep 16, 2017 josh deans new book, the taking of k 129, tells the true story of project azorian, a secret cia mission to lift the submarine from a depth of more than 3 miles into a custombuilt ship called the. The cia and the raising of the k 129, by norman polmar and michael white annapolis, md.