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Sunk Cost

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

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The Lost Secrets of K-129: A Deep-Sea Recovery Mission

This chapter explores the enigmatic sinking of the K-129 nuclear submarine in 1968 and the CIA's Project Azorian, which sought to recover it under a covert deep-sea mining facade. Despite the innovative efforts of the Hughes Glomar Explorer, the operation encountered major challenges, leaving many questions about the submarine's fate unresolved.

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