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March 18, 1975

News reports expose the Glomar Explorer, a ship involved in the 1974 joint CIA-US Navy-Howard Hughes operation to salvage a sunken Soviet submarine in the Pacific.

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Image of a ship salvaging a sunken Soviet submarine in the Pacific.

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A black and white photo of the heavy duty hydraulic system with large mechanical claws.

Intelligence Events Timeline

March 18, 1975

News reports expose the Glomar Explorer, a ship involved in the 1974 joint CIA-US Navy-Howard Hughes operation to salvage a sunken Soviet submarine in the Pacific.

Related Information

The Exposing of Project AZORIAN

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