In this special episode, we revisit the haunting story of the USS S-4, a submarine whose crew was lost in a peacetime accident long before the war began. Their sacrifice, though devastating, helped ...

As humans move to explore the depths of the ocean, there are more devastating stories of submarines imploding, but what actually happens in that process?

Moscow’s cover-up of the Kursk submarine incident seriously damaged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s prestige—and was even viewed by some as a “turning point” for modern Russia. The Americans almost ...

Model of the Kursk nuclear submarine at the Lennusadam Maritime Museum in Tallinn, Estonia. Pjotr Mahhonin/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY During his first term, Vladimir Putin had to confront a raft of ...

The Kursk’s loss of its 118-person crew makes it one of the deadliest in modern history. In August 2000, the Russian nuclear submarine “Kursk” sailed to the Arctic Circle to participate in a scheduled ...

MOSCOW, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Russia came close to nuclear disaster in late December when a blaze engulfed a nuclear-powered submarine carrying atomic weapons, a leading Russian magazine reported, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- What's it like to be in a submersible? One person who knows is underwater cinematographer and producer, Al Giddings. "I was very apprehensive from day one," expressed Giddings when ...

The Royal Navy's history stretches back to 1546 when it was established by Henry VIII. Since then, many illustrious names have served in what was once the world's most powerful navy. One name that has ...