Jumat, 21 April 2017

In the Grip of Black Water

When a torpedo fatally struck an American submarine, a new battle began. OCTOBER 6, 1944: THE PACIFIC The weather was deteriorating rapidly, waves doubling in size every hour. As angry green breakers pounded the USS Tang, the submarine’s captain, Richard H. O’Kane, ordered the lookouts to come below deck. Even with all hatches closed, crewmen …

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