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What Happened to the Soviet Submarine K-129?

In March 1968, the Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-129 mysteriously vanished while on patrol in the Pacific Ocean. With 98 crew members onboard, the vessel failed to report back to base, sparking a desperate search by the Soviet Navy. But despite their efforts, no trace of K-129 was ever found—at least, not by the Soviets. Behind the scenes, the U.S. Navy had detected something unusual—an underwater explosion deep in the Pacific. Using advanced surveillance technology, they located the wreckage of K-129 nearly 16,000 feet below the ocean’s surface. What followed was one of the most ambitious covert operations of the Cold War: Project Azorian. In a top-secret mission, the CIA developed a deep-sea recovery vessel, the Hughes Glomar Explorer, under the disguise of a mining expedition funded by billionaire Howard Hughes. In 1974, the U.S. attempted to raise K-129 from the ocean floor, hoping to retrieve Soviet nuclear warheads, encrypted codes, and valuable intelligence. But what really happened during the operation? Some reports claim that only part of the submarine was recovered, while others suggest that crucial evidence remains hidden in classified CIA files. Did the U.S. find something far more shocking than expected? The mystery surrounding K-129 has led to countless theories: was the submarine sabotaged, did it collide with an American vessel, or was it on a secret mission that went horribly wrong? To this day, much of the truth remains locked away in Cold War archives. What really happened to K-129, and what secrets did it take to its watery grave?