The USA tried to salvage a Soviet submarine

[Uncle Wig]

davester wrote:
Yes, you did err way over on the side of caution. This story is not the least bit political and it's almost ancient history. It was an interesting episode in the cold war though.

That it's a fantastic story of American capability and problem-solving what's more important here. You're right: it wasn't that big a deal in the end. But to hear how they did it by a lot of the people who did do it is extremely valuable.