Deep-Sea Recovery
Search and recovery operations in water too deep for ordinary diving, using sonar, submersibles, cameras, and salvage systems.
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Investigations
They Found the Bomb Twice
After the 1966 Palomares nuclear accident, Alvin found the missing bomb 2,550 feet underwater—then it vanished again during recovery. The Navy had to find it twice.
Too Deep for the Rescue Bell
USS Thresher could dive deeper than the Navy’s existing rescue bell could reach. When the nuclear submarine vanished in 1963, the disaster changed how America built, certified and rescued submarines.