TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pope,Frank
TI  - 72 hours
SN  - 9781409144069 (hbk.)
U1  - 363.123810916452 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London
PB  - Orion
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Royal Navy
KW  - Submarine Service
KW  - Search and rescue operations
KW  - North Pacific Ocean
KW  - Submarines (Ships)
KW  - Russia (Federation)
KW  - Rescues
N2  - ADVENTURE / THRILLER. 5 August 2005. While conducting a secret mission thirty miles off the remote cost of Kamchatka, the Russian Navy submarine AS-28 became snared in the thick cables anchored to 60-tonne concrete blocks. Without power the stricken boat sunk to the seafloor. Trapped 600 feet down - too deep to escape - her crew of seven now had just seventy two hours before the air onboard ran out. Twenty-four hours later - still haunted by the loss of the Kursk - the Russian Navy requested assistance. And on their side of the world, Commander Ian Riches, Boss of the Royal Navy's Submarine rescue team got the call: there was a sub down. With their expertise and specialist equipment, he knew his team had a chance to save the men, but Kamchatka was at the very limit of their range. And the clock was ticking
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