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The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut smacked an undersea mountain, the Navy says. The vessel is seen here leaving Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton for a trip across the Pacific Ocean in May.

A U.S. submarine struck an underwater mountain last month, the Navy says

Nov 02, 2021
An investigation found that the USS Connecticut "grounded on an uncharted seamount," the 7th Fleet said. Eleven crew members were injured in the Oct. 2 collision.
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National Security
The USS Connecticut, seen near the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 2016, collided on Oct. 2 with an unspecified underwater object in international waters in the South China Sea.

A U.S. Navy submarine collides with an underwater object in the South China Sea

Oct 08, 2021
A Defense Department official says nearly a dozen sailors were injured in the incident aboard the USS Connecticut. The U.S. 7th Fleet says the sub's nuclear power plant was not affected.
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Asia
Indonesian military officials changed the status of a missing submarine from "sub miss" to "sub sank" on Saturday. The ship had been missing since Wednesday when it began its dive for a training exercise off the coast of Bali.

Indonesian Navy Says Missing Submarine Sunk, Crew Of 53 Dead

Apr 24, 2021
The sub went missing early Wednesday morning off the coast of Bali during a training exercise, and Indonesian military officials estimated the sailors would run out of oxygen early Saturday.
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Environment
Hank Pronk's two-man submarine, the Nekton Gamma, leaves the dock.

Submarine Hobbyists Help Researchers On Montana's Flathead Lake

Sep 02, 2019
Submarine hobbyists are helping scientists in Montana do environmental research on the state's lakes. Researchers couldn't otherwise afford to rent subs, and it gives the hobbyists a sense of purpose.
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Latin America
Relatives of crew members on board the ARA San Juan submarine wait outside the navy base in Mar del Plata. Argentina's navy announced early Saturday the missing submarine has been located in a deep ravine in the Atlantic Ocean.

Missing Argentine Submarine Found In Deep Ocean Ravine

Nov 17, 2018
The submarine had 44 crew members when it lost contact with Argentina's military. Its disappearance has prompted protests by family members of those on board.
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Joe's Big Idea
Scientists find that the whiskers of harbor seals help them distinguish predator from prey — even from a distance.

Need To Track A Submarine? A Harbor Seal Can Show You How

Aug 28, 2018
Harbor seals use sensors in their whiskers to help discern predator from prey. It's all about the way the water whirls, say scientists who are now training computers to be better trackers, too.
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The Two-Way
Researchers from the Sea War Museum Jutland announced they found a Nazi U-boat that disappeared a day after Germans surrendered to Danish forces in 1945.

Missing Nazi Submarine Found Near Denmark; Spoiler: Hitler Is Probably Not Onboard

Apr 19, 2018
Researchers said they located a German U-boat that went "on the run" from British forces as the war ended. The discovery ends speculation that Adolf Hitler used it to escape to South America.
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The Two-Way
People gather outside the naval base in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on Monday, hoping for word on 44 crew members aboard the missing submarine ARA San Juan.

Undersea 'Banging Sounds' Not From Sub, Argentine Navy Says

Nov 21, 2017
First reports of the sounds picked up by surface ships briefly raised hopes that the missing ARA San Juan, with 44 crew members, had been found.
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The Two-Way
The naval base at Mar del Plata, Argentina, shown on Saturday.

Bad Weather Hampers Search For Missing Argentine Submarine

Nov 19, 2017
The ARA San Juan disappeared last week off the coast of Patagonia. Argentine officials say that they can't confirm that satellite signals received over the weekend came from the sub.
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The Two-Way
Danish inventor Peter Madsen has admitted to dismembering journalist Kim Wall but denies killing her, according to police.

Police: Danish Inventor Admits To Dismembering Journalist Kim Wall

Oct 30, 2017
Peter Madsen denies killing her, police say, maintaining that her death was an accident. Wall was researching a story in August on board a submarine he built.
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The Two-Way
Peter Madsen, seen around the time he launched his submarine in 2008.

It Was A 'Terrible Accident,' Inventor Says Of Journalist's Death Aboard His Sub

Sep 06, 2017
In his first court appearance since his arrest, Peter Madsen said Kim Wall died when a hatch fell on her head. He also denied mutilating her body, which washed ashore later as a naked, headless torso.
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The Two-Way
This photograph allegedly depicts Danish inventor Peter Madsen and Swedish journalist Kim Wall standing in the tower of Madsen's private submarine on Aug. 10, shortly after they left Copenhagen's harbor.

Headless Torso ID'd As Reporter Who Died Aboard Inventor's Personal Sub

Aug 23, 2017
Peter Madsen and the journalist set out alone in his submarine. Within days, the sub had sunk and Madsen had admitted that Kim Wall died aboard. Now, police say remains that washed ashore are hers.
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The Two-Way
Swedish journalist Kim Wall posed for this 2015 portrait in Trelleborg. After more than a week of questions, a statement released Monday acknowledged Wall died aboard Danish inventor Peter Madsen's submarine. Madsen, who is now being held on a manslaught

Famed Inventor Says He Buried Reporter 'At Sea' After His Homemade Sub Sank

Aug 21, 2017
Peter Madsen pushed off in his submarine with a Swedish journalist, but by the time he was rescued, she was gone. Now, he says she died onboard — but the admission is stirring even more questions.
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The Two-Way
Helicopter belonging to the Netherlands participates in NATO's Dynamic Mongoose anti-submarine exercise in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway, on May 4, 2015.

NATO Forces Launch Largest Anti-Submarine Exercises Ever Off Norway Coast

May 04, 2015
The two-week naval exercise, dubbed Dynamic Mongoose, brings dozens of vessels together, and comes amid concern about Russia's increasing aggression.
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Secrets Below The Surface Of Lake Tahoe

Jul 25, 2013
Gordon Seitz, geologist, California Geological Survey
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Deep Sea Explorer

Apr 23, 2010
You may have heard of the submarine adventure book, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, but have you actually lived it? Dr. Robert Ballard has. The underwater explorer tells us what it was like to discover the Titanic and what's next for his underwater robots and submarines. Join us for a conversation with a modern-day Captain Nemo.
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