Soviet submarine K-129

19685,600 mBallistic missile submarine

LocationNorth Pacific

Year1968

Depth5,600 m

Size3,000 tonnes

TypeBallistic missile submarine

About Soviet submarine K-129

Sank with all 98 crew, cause unknown. The CIA secretly located her and built the Glomar Explorer to lift part of the hull in Project Azorian, disguised as seabed mining. The 1974 lift partially succeeded. One of the deepest recoveries ever attempted.