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MILITARY● LOW1h ago · Nov 2, 2026, 4:57 AM

On April 10, 1963, the world's most advanced submarine communicated to the rescue ship USS Skylark that it had "minor difficulties," attempted to empty ballast, and disappeared in minutes with 129 men on board. The Navy's reconstruction revealed that seawater leaked through a joint.

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La nave realizaba pruebas de inmersión profunda frente a Cape Cod cuando perdió contacto con el exterior y terminó hundida con marineros y personal civil.La investigación apuntó a una cadena de fallas técnicas que incluyó el apagado del reactor y la imposibilidad de recuperar la flotabilidad, una tragedia que impulsó nuevas normas de seguridad naval.

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