Submarine Rescue: The Race to Save Squalus | The Final Dive | 3

Against The Odds

Wondery

Cassie De Pecol, History, Society & Culture, Dolby, Mike Corey, Dolby Atmos, Atmos

4.7 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Swede Momsen’s diving bell finally makes contact with the sailors trapped inside the USS Squalus. But bad weather makes for a harrowing mission. And just when rescuers are about to bring the last of the crew to safety, the bell hits an unexpected snag, leaving a group of sailors and the sub’s captain trapped in even worse circumstances than before, with their chances of survival literally hanging by a thread.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to against the odds at free on Amazon music. Download the app today.
0:14.7	Electrician Gerald Becliffe sits propped against a wall in the forward torpedo room of the Sunkin USS Squaila submarine.
0:22.4	He holds his breath in anticipation.
0:24.4	Above him, he hears the sound of a rescue diving bell locking onto the emergency escape hatch.
0:31.4	He's never heard anything more beautiful.
0:35.4	For the past 28 hours, McLees and his crewmates have been trapped over 200 feet underwater on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
0:44.4	They're freezing and running low on breathable air.
0:48.4	He shivers as he wraps a wool blanket tighter around his shoulders.
0:53.4	An officer next to him holds a lantern, the only source of light in the room.
0:58.4	McLees can see the nervousness on the faces of his crewmates.
1:02.4	But if all goes well, the diving bell will form a watertight seal over the rescue hatch.
1:08.4	Then, rescuers will climb down from the bell into a small chamber above the torpedo room, called the Escape Trump.
1:15.4	From there, they'll be able to lift the submarine crew one by one into the diving bell, which will carry them up to the surface.
1:23.4	A second closed hatch connects the torpedo room to the Escape Trump.
1:28.4	McLees stares up at it, wondering what's taking so long.
1:32.4	But then, he hears a sound that makes his heart leap.
1:37.4	Hello, hello, do you hear me?
1:41.4	Immediately, the whole crew in the torpedo room is on their feet.
1:46.4	The officer holds up his lantern and shouts over the commotion.
1:50.4	Alright, let's open the Escape hatch, slowly.
1:53.4	McLees and another sailor reach up and begin turning the hand wheel that unseals the hatch.
2:00.4	McLees' hands tremble, from cold or excitement, or both.
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