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9781409144076 English 1409144070 5 August 2005. While conducting a secret mission thirty miles off the remote cost of Kamchatka, the Russian Navy submarine AS-28 became snared in the thick cables anchored to 60-tonne concrete blocks. Without power the stricken boat sunk to the seafloor. Trapped 600 feet down - too deep to escape - her crew of seven now had just seventy two hours before the air onboard ran out.Twenty-four hours later - still haunted by the loss of the Kursk - the Russian Navy requested assistance. And on their side of the world, Commander Ian Riches, Boss of the Royal Navy's Submarine rescue team got the call: there was a sub down.With their expertise and specialist equipment, he knew his team had a chance to save the men, but Kamchatka was at the very limit of their range. And the clock was ticking. As Riches and his men prepared to deploy to Russia's Pacific coast aboard a giant Royal Air Force C-17 airlifter, rescue teams from the United States and Japan were also scrambled to the area. After the failure of the Russian Navy's own attempts to resucue them, the crew of the AS-28 shut down all of their boat's non-essential systems, climbed into thick thermal suits to keep the freezing cold at bay and waited, desperate to eke out the stale, thin air inside the pressure hull of their submarine. But as the first of them began to drift in and out of consciousness, they knew their time was running out...72 Hours tells the story of an extraordinary, edge-of-the-seat real-life drama. It's the gripping, inside story of one of the most dramatic rescue attempts of recent years. And there were no guarantees of success., August 5th 2005. On a secret mission to an underwater military installation thirty miles off the coast of Kamchatka, Russian Navy submersible AS-28 ran into a web of cables and stuck fast. With 600 feet of freezing water above them, there was no escape for the seven crew. Trapped in a titanium tomb, all they could do was wait as their air supply slowly dwindled.For more than twenty-four hours the Russian Navy tried to reach them. Finally - still haunted by the loss of the nuclear submarine Kursk five years before - they requested international assistance. On the other side of the world, Commander Ian Riches, leader of the Royal Navy's Submarine Rescue Service, got the call: there was a sub down.With the expertise and specialist equipment available to him, Riches knew his team had a chance to save the men, but Kamchatka was at the very limit of their range, and time was running out.As the Royal Navy prepared to deploy to Russia's Pacific coast aboard a giant Royal Air Force C-17 airlifter, rescue teams from the United States and Japan also scrambled to reach the area.On board AS-28, the Russian crew shut down all non- essential systems, climbed into thick thermal suits to keep the bone-chilling damp at bay and waited, desperate to eke out the stale, thin air inside the pressure hull of their craft. But as the first of them began to drift in and out of consciousness, they knew the end was close. They started writing their farewells.72 Hours tells the extraordinary, edge-of-the-seat, real- life story of one of the most dramatic rescue missions of recent years., The nail-biting story of a race to save the crew of a trapped Russian submarine., The nail-biting story of the Royal Navy'srace to save the crew of a trapped Russian submarine, with help from U.S. and Japanese rescue teams On August 5, 2005, on a secret mission to an underwater military installation30 miles off the coast of Kamchatka, Russian Navy submersible AS-28 ran into a web of cables and stuck fast. With 600 feet of freezing water above them, there was no escape for the seven crew all they could do was wait as their air supply slowly dwindled. For more than24 hours the Russian Navy tried to reach them. Finally, still haunted by the loss of the nuclear submarine Kursk five years before, they requested international assistance. On the other side of the world, the Royal Navy's Submarine Rescue Service got the call: there was a sub down. With the expertise and specialist equipment available to them, theteam had a chance to save the men, but Kamchatka was at the very limit of their range, and time was running out. As the Royal Navy prepared to deploy to Russia's Pacific coast, rescue teams from the United States and Japan also scrambled to reach the area. The Russian crew shut down all nonessential systems, climbed into thick thermal suits to keep the bonechilling damp at bay, and waited, desperate to eke out the stale, thin air inside the pressure hull of their craft. But as the first of them began to drift in and out of consciousness, they knew the end was close, and theystarted writing their farewells. This is the extraordinary, edge-of-the-seat, real-life story of one of the most dramatic rescue missions of recent years."
9781409144076 English 1409144070 5 August 2005. While conducting a secret mission thirty miles off the remote cost of Kamchatka, the Russian Navy submarine AS-28 became snared in the thick cables anchored to 60-tonne concrete blocks. Without power the stricken boat sunk to the seafloor. Trapped 600 feet down - too deep to escape - her crew of seven now had just seventy two hours before the air onboard ran out.Twenty-four hours later - still haunted by the loss of the Kursk - the Russian Navy requested assistance. And on their side of the world, Commander Ian Riches, Boss of the Royal Navy's Submarine rescue team got the call: there was a sub down.With their expertise and specialist equipment, he knew his team had a chance to save the men, but Kamchatka was at the very limit of their range. And the clock was ticking. As Riches and his men prepared to deploy to Russia's Pacific coast aboard a giant Royal Air Force C-17 airlifter, rescue teams from the United States and Japan were also scrambled to the area. After the failure of the Russian Navy's own attempts to resucue them, the crew of the AS-28 shut down all of their boat's non-essential systems, climbed into thick thermal suits to keep the freezing cold at bay and waited, desperate to eke out the stale, thin air inside the pressure hull of their submarine. But as the first of them began to drift in and out of consciousness, they knew their time was running out...72 Hours tells the story of an extraordinary, edge-of-the-seat real-life drama. It's the gripping, inside story of one of the most dramatic rescue attempts of recent years. And there were no guarantees of success., August 5th 2005. On a secret mission to an underwater military installation thirty miles off the coast of Kamchatka, Russian Navy submersible AS-28 ran into a web of cables and stuck fast. With 600 feet of freezing water above them, there was no escape for the seven crew. Trapped in a titanium tomb, all they could do was wait as their air supply slowly dwindled.For more than twenty-four hours the Russian Navy tried to reach them. Finally - still haunted by the loss of the nuclear submarine Kursk five years before - they requested international assistance. On the other side of the world, Commander Ian Riches, leader of the Royal Navy's Submarine Rescue Service, got the call: there was a sub down.With the expertise and specialist equipment available to him, Riches knew his team had a chance to save the men, but Kamchatka was at the very limit of their range, and time was running out.As the Royal Navy prepared to deploy to Russia's Pacific coast aboard a giant Royal Air Force C-17 airlifter, rescue teams from the United States and Japan also scrambled to reach the area.On board AS-28, the Russian crew shut down all non- essential systems, climbed into thick thermal suits to keep the bone-chilling damp at bay and waited, desperate to eke out the stale, thin air inside the pressure hull of their craft. But as the first of them began to drift in and out of consciousness, they knew the end was close. They started writing their farewells.72 Hours tells the extraordinary, edge-of-the-seat, real- life story of one of the most dramatic rescue missions of recent years., The nail-biting story of a race to save the crew of a trapped Russian submarine., The nail-biting story of the Royal Navy'srace to save the crew of a trapped Russian submarine, with help from U.S. and Japanese rescue teams On August 5, 2005, on a secret mission to an underwater military installation30 miles off the coast of Kamchatka, Russian Navy submersible AS-28 ran into a web of cables and stuck fast. With 600 feet of freezing water above them, there was no escape for the seven crew all they could do was wait as their air supply slowly dwindled. For more than24 hours the Russian Navy tried to reach them. Finally, still haunted by the loss of the nuclear submarine Kursk five years before, they requested international assistance. On the other side of the world, the Royal Navy's Submarine Rescue Service got the call: there was a sub down. With the expertise and specialist equipment available to them, theteam had a chance to save the men, but Kamchatka was at the very limit of their range, and time was running out. As the Royal Navy prepared to deploy to Russia's Pacific coast, rescue teams from the United States and Japan also scrambled to reach the area. The Russian crew shut down all nonessential systems, climbed into thick thermal suits to keep the bonechilling damp at bay, and waited, desperate to eke out the stale, thin air inside the pressure hull of their craft. But as the first of them began to drift in and out of consciousness, they knew the end was close, and theystarted writing their farewells. This is the extraordinary, edge-of-the-seat, real-life story of one of the most dramatic rescue missions of recent years."