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Alvin being lifted aboard a barge after its recovery in 1968.

Alvin being lifted aboard a barge after its recovery in 1968.
Alvin being lifted aboard a barge after its recovery in 1968.
Alvin being lifted aboard a barge after its recovery in 1968.
Alvin being lifted aboard a barge after its recovery in 1968.
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Alvin being lifted aboard a barge after its recovery in 1968.
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12/14/1969
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On October 16, 1968, two steel cables supporting Alvin snapped during deployment for Dive 308, 120 miles south of Cape Cod. The sub plunged about 15 feet (4.5 meters), then bobbed to the surface long enough for pilot Ed Bland, scientific observer Paul Stimson, and pilot-in-training Roger Weaver to scramble to safety. The sub then sank to the bottom where it rested in 5,000 feet (1,515 meters) of water until recovery the following year. Here the sub lifted aboard a barge after its recovery.
Caption from Down to the Sea for Science, pg. 121:
On October 16, 1968, two steel cables supporting Alvin's lowering cage snapped at the beginning of Dive 308 one hundred twenty miles south of Cape Cod. The sub plunged about 15 feet (4.5 meters), then bobbed to the surface where it stayed long enough for pilot Ed Bland, scientific observer Paul Stimson, and pilot-in-training Roger Weaver to scramble to safety. Alvin then sank to the 5,000 foot (1,515-meter) bottom where it rested until recovery the following year. The photo shows the sub being lifted aboard a barge after its recovery.
Photo courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Archives
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