K-429: The Disaster The Soviet Union Couldn't Hide

Captain Suvorov told them the sub wasn't ready. They forced him to sea anyway. 72 hours later, he was 40 meters underwater, making a choice that would save his crew—and destroy his career.

📍 CHAPTERS
00:00 The Order That Killed Sixteen Men
01:51 The Submarine That Wasn't Ready
03:40 Captain Suvorov Protests The Order
05:17 Command Rejects The Captain's Protest
07:06 Snorkel Valve Design And Vulnerability
08:52 Skipping The Essential Hull Check
10:38 Transiting To The Exercise Area
12:27 Loss Of Trim Plunges Bow Down
14:01 Electrical Cascade Kills The Lights
15:48 Submarine K-429 Hits The Bottom
17:39 Hydraulic Failure Of The Snorkel Valve
19:24 Physics Of Emergency Blow Failure
21:01 Escaping Through The Torpedo Tube
22:50 Only Thirty Seconds Per Man
24:38 Ninety Minutes In Total Darkness
26:25 Sixteen Men Who Did Not Surface
28:13 Written Protest Ruled Inadmissible In Court
29:48 The Final Verdict And Precedent
31:34 A Symbol Of Institutional Rot
33:20 The Survivors And Their Silence

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