How the CIA Stole a Russian Submarine

[@Ignaciom5]

Literally I think your documentaries are better than Netflix ones, which I imagine have way larger budgets. Still you beat them!

[@fee_]

there is a whole team behind this

[@diaBTAS]

@@fee_ thanks captain obvious

[@TylerTheDevourer]

blud set his profile pic to an animoji

[@ant1csGaming]

I feel like this channel is made by the CIA tbh

[@ilovestarship]

imagine what fern could do with a team and budget of the average netflix documentary.

[@boy638]

"What should we name a device that detects suspicious activity?" SOSUS.

[@georgeorwell4752]

SOviet SUSpicious activity

[@glennac]

I was about to jump in here and provide the definition…but yours is better. 🤣👍🏼

[@richardmillhousenixon]

​@@georgeorwell4752 SO SUSpicious

[@Jack_The_Ripper_Here]

SOSUS = SOS US. HELLOOOOOO

[@aayanscreativelab1786]

@@Jack_The_Ripper_Herewhat?

[@error_json]

"I wish you all the best" was actually surprisingly heartwarming.

[@itzdatboijdn]

Imagine saying that and feeling nice then later on finding out you allowed America to steal a submarine right from under you😂

[@cluster4583]

It was really just a casual response you would imagine it to be in real time, when the intensity in the moment by the video's long pause and intense soundtrack isn't there.

[@ValterStrangelove4419]

I think they knew exactly what was going on but played along cause it wasn't worth starting a war over it and they didn't have hard evidence for milder diplomatic responses (until a year later when confidential information about the project conveniently leaked to the press, dooming a second attempt)

[@PancakeBoi]

not very heartwarming when in reality they're just as suspicious and on ready to fire on that ship given a moments notice, the "wish you all the best" is the most passive aggressive way of saying "fuck off soon" .

[@hilltop4847]

That's their cover, they knew what we were doing there.

[@gery505]

"Why are you here?" "Conducting Deep-Ocean mining tests." "What kind of vessel are you?" "A Deep-Ocean mining vessel." Duh what did you expect

[@classarank7youtubeherokeyb63]

A deep ocean mining test vessel, obviously.

[@doni-fx8or]

The fact that they even TRIED to STEAL an entire goddamn submarine is just insane to me. Their level of dedication to get any info out of each other during the cold war was unfathomable.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@doni-fx8or And quite uncomfortable. May the genious planner and their families rot in hell for disturbing those the deep claimed long ago.

[@CantTellYou]

And then secretly filming a sea burial service for the Soviet men who died on the sub, just so they could show it to them when tensions finally cooled to be like “see we’re not so bad maybe we can be friends”

[@daviddunkelheit9952]

The novel “Hunt for Red October” was partly true… there wasn’t a ‘caterpillar drive’ that the US wanted to know about but the belief that they had successfully made a submarine with an ellipsoid pressure hull (theoretically possible). What did they find out? Soviets used two cylindrical pressure hulls in a fairing that streamlined the two.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@doni-fx8or Wow yt deleted my comment

[@jaypee8768]

$350m+ on a failed mission? I think not. That must be the cover story to throw the soviets. It was recovered in full and they have the information. Otherwise the soviets would have recovered the remainder. Its total spy bs that it was not recovered

[@Eastloud]

fern (and for us germans simplicisimus) are the best thing you can watch at any time of the day, good amounts of information packed into a simple to understand and properly visualized video. Keep up the good work!

[@simoncreatesart]

for sureee

[@Elena-w1b]

Hello felow simplicisimus enjoyer 👋

[@TylerTheDevourer]

real

[@fremue9312]

The best thing is their main channel 2BG

[@WinneWars]

Ja, läuft ganz gut bei den Jungs.

[@MattPiekarsky]

Step 1. Build ship to recover sub Step 2. Recover sub Step 3. Say the recovery wasn't fully successful Step 4. Launch fake 2nd attempt, get caught before putting any real effort into the 2nd attempt Step 5. Issue public statement saying nothing, and enjoy your recovered Soviet sub.

[@Sumirevins]

The probability that this can be actual the actual CIA plot is concerningly high. Always say half truth as they say.

[@johnh1001]

Good Day MattPiekarsky : This info was available to the common public as far back as 1973 or 1974 through regular north American television , I remember the programs about this subject . The planned method to which would collect the vessel was indeed quite simple . The multimillionaire "Howard Hughes" agreed to having his name used and having a cover up created to make it look like that ship that he owned was built for mining the sea floor . Yes this vessel "Could Possible Be Used" for sea mining in the future . But the initial purpose was to try to recover a sub . The centre area (amidship) of this vessel was called the "MOON POOL" . I don't know how successful the recovery operation was . I liked your comments ! Good luck in the future !

[@MrGaiden100]

You skipped a few steps. 1 .Act like we didn't sink the sub.

[@rolfanderson3925]

I am a subscriber to this theory. I think it’s way too convenient how quickly the story was leaked after the “failed” recovery.;

[@colossalgainz8235]

step 1. spend 350+ mln of taxpayers' money step 2. fail this one really seems way more realistic tbh

[@TheyCallMeThatPerson]

My grandfather was contracted to build the claw. Most people on his team didn’t know the purpose of what they were building, but a few people had to be filled in to make sure it would work. The CIA interviewed my grandmother, both sides of the family as well as the neighbors from two different states they had lived in before filling my grandfather in.

[@vaakdemandante8772]

and yet someone got a wind of the whole operation and swiped key documents much before the ship even left the dock. So much secrecy and it was all for nothing - the mission was a failure. Not only did it not achieve its main objective but its cover was blown, which in terms of spy games is even worse.

[@bobbates7343]

I am familiar with such a level of background checks and what you wrote is very typical of what a check does involve

[@LOLHAMMER45678]

@@vaakdemandante8772 There was no sign that the burglars knew what they had on their hands before the documents were stolen

[@harrison00xXx]

Im so sorry for you that your family served a criminal regime

[@johnh1001]

@@bobbates7343 Good Day bobbattes7343 : I'm out of the aircraft/aerospace business ; 40 yrs experience . I'm from the largest gas turbine blade manufacturer in all of North America . I understand what you are implying about "Background Checks" . I looked at proprietary info from the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft company . Rolls Royce Turbine Division . Garret Aircraft Company . Airesearch Aircraft company . General Electric Turbine division .Textron Lycoming Aircraft company . Rocketdyne Aircraft . Motor and Turbo Union of West Germany ( MTU) . SNECMA (France) . And more . But only one thing wrong ; it all falls back on the fact that it could be something else . Only one dishonest employee that blows the situation right out of the water by blabbing critical info without proper authorization .

[@EthanHaluzaDelay]

0:27 I love the guy just shrugging as the sub sinks like "what am I gonna do about it" 😂

[@enricohocho]

that was a good laugh

[@JonnoPlays]

10:13 this diary entry reads like someone who knows their boss is going to read their diary 😅

[@big_pb]

And clearly the boss did cause we're hearing it 😂

[@VerityFraser]

Given he was working for the CIA, there's a 100% chance he knew.

[@DerHirni]

One of the coolest Cold War stories I've never even heard of before.

[@harrison00xXx]

But not the full story, as expected by western media

[@sandgrownun66]

Where were you?

[@Clock_Man_2763]

Russian submarine: *Exists* CIA: “Hippity hoppity, your submarine is now my property”

[@triqbroski]

🔝

[@tobiletsplay]

😂😂😂

[@cameronlegree]

current year check

[@TylerTheDevourer]

same with money

[@ouss]

Technically, its ukrainian too ...

[@loganjackson814]

My granddad Bobby Choate was a diver on this operation, as well as operation ivy bells. - He was a submariner that served on the USS Halibut, had amazing stories about his service and his life. Great man 💪

[@bloopiedooper]

if this isnt a lie THATS SO COOL

[@vitamincpluszink7717]

Cap

[@colinofay7237]

What? ​@@vitamincpluszink7717

[@LimLux]

*We got him comrades, send in the cosmonauts!*

[@BigBoyWillGoGlobal]

That is fascinating do you mind sharing any of the stories. I love all that regards intelligence

[@Natinhadds]

It seems like the only winning is Lockheed Martin: - Got a 300 million contract to build the project - Got the soviet technology Lobby is awesome

[@njmcfreak]

It seems at one point. They were the top guys to do it and then they just became a defacto military factory without any of the worries of being in the military

[@dylanp_ayz8016]

Bribery when we do it, Lobbying when its millions. Illegal VS legal.

[@bobariana6439]

Cool fact: The Glomar Explorer was never used again and sat in a mothball fleet near San Francisco Bay for nearly 50 years before it was sold for scrap and was towed to Korea for dismantling.

[@Handtiedbaits]

Yes it was, drove past it many times. I had no idea what it was used for. Great video.

[@XY_Dude]

That is an incorrect fact. Several companies rented it for commercial use like Del Monte and Chevron.

[@jrmrencso8716]

Used to fish next to the Glomar in the mothball fleet.

[@Iamtoogod]

These unbelievable stories are only what the public / media have uncovered, imagine what we are still yet to learn. Its almost scary to think about.

[@VersoTai]

@@DutchDriverrCue Vsauce music

[@yomiyama]

You are indeed correct. But that Soviet submarine was hunted, targeted and sank by USN ships because it had sank an American submarine (don't remember the name but it was a very fast and maneuverable submarine as I was told). The Soviet submarine was torpedoing the US submarine, the US captain did all he had in his power to save the crew but the russians didn't stop, they sank the american sub. Then a submarine hunt ensued, essentially, the americans wanted the skin of that russian sub. The USN finally found it and torpedoed it to hell using warships, the russian sub sank 4 km deep into the ocean, it stood no chance against the USN, the USA later started a mission to retrieve the russian sub and get their nuclear codes. The USN managed to take the russian sub, they cut it into 3 pieces with the dead russian marines drooling out from inside the sub, and transported it back to the US where they deciphered the USSR's nuclear codes which were later presented to the Soviets. The Soviets had no meaningful way of getting the submarine back from 4 km deep in the ocean, knowing that, they didn't go after it. But the Americans who had themselves sank the submarine had the means and designed a mission to get to it. How do I know it? My father served in the USSR Airforce and had close ties with top generals. At that time, after the operation to get the Soviet submarine had gotten to the high-ups in the USSR, there were talks to artificially increase conflict with the Americans. There is so much that was happening in the background in that time, that sometimes you might think that some movie plots might even be real.

[@Richard-d1y]

You mean like an ice cream that is 7 flavours all at once??

[@Rolliepolliegang]

And the days just get older imagine how much history has been forgotten and whipped away

[@lionelt.9124]

The fact that the recovered sailors were given a proper Soviet burial at sea was touching. Sure we were at odds with their country but the sailors were just folks in service of their country just as ours are and have been.

[@DerSolinski]

3:05 Ah yes the Button Console, a staple in every military outfit...

[@antonfeirer]

EXTRA POWER

[@Fooxey]

But hey even tho Fern operates as a team, not every detail can be seen. Maybe the texture maker was tired or sum. Haha. POWERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@GardenGuy1942]

That’s a bit racist to say

[@richardmillhousenixon]

​@@GardenGuy1942 I dont think you understand the meaning of the term "racist"

[@fromfareast3070]

@@richardmillhousenixon he means "militarism"😂

[@OGDailylama]

“The location is still classified” = They still will not confirm nor deny it is really there at all & not located in an underwater company lab.

[@membranealpha5961]

underwater company lab?

[@OGDailylama]

@@membranealpha5961 ‘Company’…

[@OGDailylama]

@@membranealpha5961 ‘Company’…

[@DW_Rhodes]

This was fairly interesting to me for the following reasons: I joined the US Navy in 1978. In '79 I was assigned to a Knox-class Frigate, the USS Fanning, and reported aboard as she was undergoing overhaul in the (then) Triple-A shipyard in San Francisco's Hunters Point district. That particular shipyard had quite the history, having been very active during the Second World War, but it was abandoned by the US Navy and turned over to the office of shipbuilding and repair of San Francisco in 1974. So one evening in early '79, I went below to hit the rack. The berthing space next to us at the same pier was empty, and had been since I'd reported onboard a few weeks earlier. The next morning I got up and went out on deck before 0700 muster, only to be greeted by a huge wall of steel right next to us. A large ship had come in during the night and had tied-up opposite the Fanning, about a hundred feet away. It was the Glomar Explorer. I remember asking at the time, "What ship is that," and the answer was that it was a "research and mining vessel." This many years later, I know what its real purpose was (I knew before your video, but still enjoyed how you laid it out) and I know now that Hersh of the New York Times outed in a handful of years earlier. My theory is that our captain and his senior staff may have known its true nature when they were likely informed by the Navy that "The Glomar Explorer will be berthing next to you," but they were probably told not to let us lower-ranking sailors in on it, despite the New York Times revelation. As I remember, it was there for about 3-days taking on supplies, then it left. Final note: I laughed when you showed a computer graphic of it and overlaid a disclaimer "not an accurate visual depiction," or something like that. You were right, LOL. Your graphic didn't quite nail it, but it was close 😁

[@highlikejordan1818]

Thank you for your service 🤝

[@haidersiddiqui4973]

wow

[@billhowe6180]

I too joined in 78, i was on Midway Island in 79, sounds like the sub was in that area of the pacific, we had a NavFac base there that listened to those sub cables, as a side note i met a rmc there that was captured by the N koreans on the uss Publeo.

[@meinname9747]

There are 2 types of YT video. The ones you watch while eating on 2x speed and the ones you would like to watch in a cinema. This one defines the second type. Great video!

[@Windows__2000]

Unfortunately, unlike the cinema, they don't say "based on a true story" and capitalize on people believing it's accurate.

[@glennac]

@@Windows__2000 So, what part is not accurate? I’ve read several accounts of the incident, including Susan Sontag’s “Blind Man’s Bluff”. And while abbreviated for a short video, the account is essentially the same. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@subjekt5577]

​@Windows__2000 yeah documentaries usually don't put notices like that at the beginning because there's no reason to

[@Windows__2000]

@@subjekt5577 What I was implying here is that Fern very much does have a reason. Entertainment is far more important than accuracy in this channel.

[@Windows__2000]

@@glennac If by "essentially the same" you mean broadly a thing that happened: yes. But they invented a lot of detail, some of which, like the thing where the sub disappeared of USSR's radar (even if I assume they meant to say sonar) is literally impossible even with today's technology. We have no way of detecting subs under water from any reasonable distance, unless they want to be located. If you don't believe me, look into oceangate or the pretty recent incident where a uk and french nuclear sub just collided cuz they didn't see each other.

[@vaibhavk966]

This Feels like Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning.

[@SHAWNSSPORTS]

Hollywood is so often inspired by real life

[@SullySadface]

The Hunt For Red October.

[@Southpawarsenal]

Impossible wasn’t in their vocabulary

[@hamidrasool2322]

Acttaully I was thinking abt it too.. It seems to be like mission impossible dead reckoning

[@benjamintaheny450]

Try one of the Bond movies.

[@itsyagirl-gill]

Always having the BEST of the BEST documentaries

[@dvs75]

It is always incredible how good the strategy of "hiding in full sight" works - after finding out what was hidden. Thank you for the effort you put in these videos guys 👍💚

[@caesar7734]

3:35 Today I learned that fish could take photos.

[@GabeWilliams-VFX]

3D animation is always on point with this channel.

[@GardenGuy1942]

They are okay. They made dozens of mistakes.

[@oh-ox9sj]

i just noticed how crazy it is, u have vfx in ur name i bet u know how ridiculously hard to make all that animation is

[@avitolourenco]

Any insight on the workflow they use? Or softwares etc?

[@GabeWilliams-VFX]

@@avitolourenco yessir, my best bet would be Blender but I assume they hire out artists who could use that software or other popular ones like Cinema 4D and Maya.

[@ahsookee]

They use Blender with Eeevee as a render engine ​@@avitolourenco

[@Steamrick]

I love that you're uploading in true 21:9 format. Thank you :)

[@lawrencewang3327]

This

[@ferdekciejebo4822]

THIS!!

[@t16205]

Underrated comment!

[@DanDolme]

This

[@jackalander3554]

fern really teaching me more than school

[@Ignaciom5]

Wayyy More

[@Min-GuKim]

fr tho

[@Insane823]

fr

[@hoseathom8816]

facts

[@ik749]

No it's not, you just don't pay attention in school, that's all.

[@J_F_402]

Just imagine how many more incredible stories like this have yet to be declassified. If they ever will be

[@NicholasVincent-ol1zk]

I found a treasure trail in bikini bottoms north end of jenny island burrough.

[@ethantalbot1811]

Wouldn't be an authentic claw game unless it dropped the prize halfway during the claw's ascension, Lockheed Martin truly did their research 😁

[@RandomAccount21377]

You made an error in the very beginning of the video. A submerged vessel cannot be tracked by radar as radio waves quickly disperse in water. So the submarine couldn't vanish from radar but rather sonar, a completely different device that uses pressure waves (sound) to locate objects.

[@kloetzchenbauer1798]

It's probably more about the Pun, because no one was actually tracking the sub that precise at the time.

[@PotatoLoveMe]

brotha he was tryna make it dramtic which lowkey worked i don't care if it was true or not

[@dmacpher]

@@kloetzchenbauer1798SOSUS was tracking it

[@kloetzchenbauer1798]

@@dmacpher but only its rough location not like on a radar or something similar

[@RandomAccount21377]

@@PotatoLoveMe You watch a "documentary" and then say say that you don't care if it's true or not. I don't think I need to add anything, the jokes write themselves.

[@BigTimb]

Brilliant video, but some small feedback for your animator - the soviet helicopter, which looks like a KA-25 "Hormone", has contra-rotating rotors. That is, two sets of rotor blades, one above the other; one spins clockwise, the other anti-clockwise. The counter rotation allows the craft to fly without a tail rotor, like more conventional helis. Great video though!

[@fern-tv]

interesting, thanks for the feedback!

[@aasutossh]

it always feels nice when people know what they are saying.

[@MostGenericUser]

Damn I didn't notice that. Now I'm gonna have to unsubscribe and dislike the video and report it for misinformation! Thanks for bringing this to my attention!

[@Coloride]

@@MostGenericUser you're not funny

[@JamEngulfer]

@@ColorideIt was a bit funny

[@RatioDoesRoblox]

Maybe the real submarine was the friends we made along the way

[@janngronewold2500]

Like beggar

[@janngronewold2500]

@Najeeb_Gamer8878 bot

[@M1A2CAbrams]

Do it… Do It… DO IT

[@bpdbhp1632]

Get a life kid

[@Yeatgaming926]

She WILL reject

[@i7o784]

I love every single bit of this! This clip is packed with twists and turns making every single second enjoyable, right to the point without wasting any neuron cell!

[@_phiaa]

11:42 “we wish you all the best” this line goes crazy for no reason

[@atyshlmes4360]

Fern really turned the KZbin trivia format into a full-on bitesize thriller with amazing animation.

[@alternative87dude]

This is better edited than most movies i've seen lately.

[@SebastianDingleswitch]

Sounds like you have poor taste in cinema.

[@EquinoxCS]

I was watching a video about how a german U-boat made its way to a chicago museum, as soon as it ended I get a notification for this video. Great timing for me

[@lissi034]

Fun fact two of the 3 guy from this channel are germans

[@tomhendricksen1805]

In the 90's I saw the Glomar Explorer, likely under another name by then, serving AT&T as an underwater cable laying ship for underwater communication and data cables. He had large winches near her stern for the cables to roll off as they were deposited on the ocean shore. She was morred at the Swan Island ship repair yard at the time I saw and learned a bit about her history.

[@damiensadventure]

You know, fern's use of source tickers in the bottom left is OP AF. Not only do they do epic documentaries, but they are disclosing sources like a legit boss in an almost scientific article fashion. Props. 💯

[@vianFlu]

Two things I’ve heard about this mission not mentioned: 1) the women on board started sharing dresses for when the helicopter flew over to always see a women to emphasize the civilian aspect of the mission. 2) a lot of college students started majoring in seabed mining but later the time spent was seen as wasted once the operation was reported on.

[@johnchristian7788]

They shared the dresses with the men or did they share them with other women?

[@vianFlu]

@@johnchristian7788 with other women! haha

[@MattNolanCustom]

@@johnchristian7788 hello sailor!

[@tobistuben2063]

eure zwei kanäle sind inzwischen qualitativ auf soo hohem level! die sind immer ein must see ;) macht weiter so!

[@emflyguy6285]

The production quality on this is insane

[@harrison00xXx]

and very pro-western, as expected by western media

[@billwilson6403]

The funny thing about this account is that it is continued to be reported that the mission was a failure. The K-129 was over 300 feet long, but the moon pool on the Glomar Explorer was only 190 feet long. The aft portion of the submarine was the diesel propulsion spaces and of little interest. The claw intentionally cut the aft portion off, because the forward section was all that was needed.

[@PaulT-p9g]

Unfortunately for your supposed "facts", barge holding claws and to hold sub WAS big enough. Largest submersible ever built at that time. Towed out, submerged, sat under glomar with drill rig cables going thru it, sub pulled up into barge, then cables unhooked, barge surfaced to be towed in with claws and sub.

[@dedster3164]

​still it was only a part of sub

[@billwilson6403]

@@dedster3164 It was the only part that was of interest

[@dedster3164]

@@billwilson6403 not really since almost everything sanked Only interesting things that were uncovered were 2 nuclear torpedos and 6 bodies of crewmembers So it was a failure, but not the complete one

[@MrBoysOG]

I actually learned about this story about 3 years ago from the man who converted the rig from the retrieval machine back into a working oil rig for chevron. He’s still got gages that read the level of the platform under the rig. Such a small world

[@JosephYoung1830]

So the rig is still being used to this day?

[@MrBoysOG]

@@JosephYoung1830 it was de commissioned in 2015

[@vitruviusr]

I absolutely LOVE the ultrawide aspect! Finally some proper use for my screen outside of video games ;)

[@TheSmokeofAnubis]

Absolutely loving the extra wide screen!! 👌🏼

[@babooXX]

0:21 If you see a submarine on radar you know you've fucked up.

[@Col_Crunch]

There are more planes at the bottom of the ocean than there are submarines in the sky.

[@rrrrrr9308]

Equipped with anti-grav, there were, just few!

[@orlintrunnell2380]

0:28 I love the dude on the left shrugging at the captain like "what do you want me to do about it"

[@withOsamaNatto]

I love the idea of the sources references and the enclosed sources document

[@eelol]

These water simulations really look insane! Props to the 3d artist

[@Ignaciom5]

Since you posted this, my day became way better. Thanks for the awesome videos. I love the storytelling you have, it's perfect. Huge fan from Chile!!

[@CaptainScorchMane]

American journalists consistently strive to prove that there's a good reason why the CIA's Award for Excellence in Journalism is shaped like a .308 bullet.

[@joeblowe3180]

More like "russian intelligence services"... but sure, "America bad" gets you more upvotes

[@kukajin9560]

⁠@@joeblowe3180it’s a well known meme that their “top award” is a bullet. It’s not propaganda just a journalist joke ffs

[@videoguysnation]

​@@joeblowe3180the CIA has openly admitted to funding terrorist groups in other countries (including Al Qaeda), actively smuggling drugs into the US and funneling them to minority communities, and using child prostitutes to extort information out of people. All of this information you can look up for yourself. So let's not pretend like these evil scumfucks deserve any sort of sympathy

[@harrison00xXx]

Western people always strive to prove they are right, no matter how much lives it costed just to "prove something"

[@fredharvey2720]

😵

[@genrasputin]

Fern is way better than any streaming service out now!

[@龱]

Who needs Netflix when you have Fern?

[@Sam-i7o8g]

You know its gonna be fire if theres credits in the intro

[@MitanshuRao]

This video deserves over 10 Million views

[@diegobasterrica6311]

I bet the CIA recovered the whole sub and then they said they lost half of it.

[@nikolasdeal2187]

Earned my like literally by just saying, “it wouldn’t be a proper CIA job without a cover story” NO LIE DETECTED THERE

[@Raiderman227]

I guess today isn’t such a bad day. Fern posted!

[@grey521.mp4]

the shot at 4:17 is insane! I need a high resolution version of it! amazing video, the storytelling, the shots, the renders, the details, everything!

[@locomotive9000]

0:19 It would not have vanished "from radar". If it was even being monitored, it would have vanished from the view of (likely passive) sonar buoys and maybe anti-submarine air patrols.

[@tyrisnolam]

I just scrolled down to see if anyone else noticed this. Radar waves end up absorbed within just a few meters.

[@devintrudeau6351]

I love this channel every video has a beyond cinematic quality that just grabs you keeps you wanting more and more , i would totally sit through a 2-3 hour video without hesitation

[@CrimsonAlchemist]

This needs to become a Hollywood movie

[@TaylorGMoore]

I had to watch this twice, first time I was too impressed and distracted by how good your water and caustics looked

[@sandgrownun66]

caustics?

[@leyasep5919]

8:38 the blades must rotate in opposite direction 😛

[@ahnov6670]

5:55 QUEST ADDED: THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS

[@mat-hu5ys]

And the quality just keeps getting better

[@Nidatuerrow]

Now make one for "How The CIA Blew Up a Russian Pipeline"

[@batlover64]

Sending prayers to the family of the cameraman who died getting this shot 13:16 🙏🙏🙏

[@SuperZardo]

0:12 "it vanishes from radar" LOL

[@zacharyayaga6661]

😂😂

[@Haraenul]

Can someone explain the funny part

[@guywithpaddle]

​@@HaraenulRadar can't see underwater. Sonar maybe.

[@maxstr]

Subs definitely appear on radar. When you're right next to it

[@kmw12870]

3:05 Add Power / Remove Power / Double Power / Extra Power / Button / Button / Button / Button / Button / Button / Button / Button / Button / Button / Button / Button / Button / Button / Button ...Ummm...

[@TheElusiveReality]

big props to the artists and animation team!! fantastic work, i really loved this style, especially the parts with the water flowing around the static people

[@MerchantIvoryfilms]

I love how i watched the history channel back in the day of dial up and cable, and this story was NEVER told. Amazing video and story, thank you for sharing it! I let out a audible f-bomb when the thing broke in half.

[@anonymousvader1442]

Some of you probably know this already but Project Azorian actually inspired a map in Black Ops Cold War, albeit with the recovering ship being Russian. It's called Armada and imo it's one of the game's better medium-large maps

[@jdie2730]

That map is actually based on a russian Submarine tender thats over 100 years old and still in service

[@anonymousvader1442]

@@jdie2730 must've gotten it confused then, I thought it was based on the Glomar Explorer but on second look it's more Kommuna like you mentioned. Good eye

[@WilliamModderman]

Love your stuff man keep it up

[@JimmyMatis-h9y]

12:45 just like those d*mn crane games at the arcade 🫤

[@onasecondthought1363]

The quality of videos in your channel is always beyond par, like a spectacle. Please keep churning more em.

[@Xiolo_g]

10:16 this is literally the plot of the next mission impossible movie. i wonder if they took inspiration from this event

[@edheadgaming8411]

13:10 thats thats theofficial story. a break like that none of the submarine would be recovered as it wouldve desableized the whole claw causing it to break. also that section convently contains the soviet nuke barley.

[@irohn]

On the other hand, that's actually what the CIA would love you to believe, that they didn't just blow a billion dollars on a project that barely uncovered anything

[@MattNolanCustom]

@@irohn code books and tech that is 6 years old is fairly useless anyhow by that point

[@jessggppbutterfield6542]

Claw was repositioned, and forward section of sub was recovered.

[@JosephYoung1830]

@@MattNolanCustom back then things didnt change fast!

[@MattNolanCustom]

@@JosephYoung1830 in WW2 code books were typically changed at least 6-monthly. I don't think that would have got less frequent during the Cold War.

[@froggotheboi]

how the HELL are y'all releasing a well researched paper with 3D animations on a BIWEEKLY BASIS?????? massive props to the team, and if its one person, i am genuinely concerned for your mental wellbeing

[@WittyFalls]

its not one person, the cast is literally shown in the beginning

[@froggotheboi]

@@WittyFalls nice, still, props to the team!

[@SandyRiverBlue]

The added value is really great on this; music and visuals especially. Good job bro.

[@petermeyer6873]

- Taking something that others threw away/left is not stealing. - Any ship left in international waters without a crew can be claimed and taken by anyone finding it.

[@PerspicaciousMindset]

The production team works together so well considering there's like 5 people in there. Great job!

[@just_mdd4]

I just finished playing bagpipes; now's a great time to watch this video!

[@don2deliver]

I knew a couple guys that built this boat at Sun shipbuilding. They knew it wasn't a mining vessel, but didn't know what it was, just knew the government was involved.

[@DietPepsi99]

A fun fact for those that may not immediately recognize it, Howard Hughes was the inspiration for the billionaire "Mr. House" in the game Fallout New Vegas

[@REALITY_ONLY_PLEASE]

My dad was on the design team for The Glomar Explorer. We have laughed about that project since 1975, and we still do.

[@nohandbeyond6003]

Do a video on MK Ultra

[@slavicemperor8279]

It's still going on

[@ahsookee]

Yeah that would be super interesting @fern

[@joeblowe3180]

@@slavicemperor8279 What the USSR did was far worse and nobody talks about it... because "AMERICA BAD" gets more upvotes

[@singithi8556]

@@slavicemperor8279 NegativeXP did a really good expose video on it.

[@luca_6235]

I don’t understand, why would the news reveal all the plans of their own country risking a worse conflict?

[@thejoker1178]

Because all the media cares about is views and they wanna be the most popular. And releasing top secret info will do the trick.

[@1paris1942]

Freedom of the press. And the press hated the CIA at the time.

[@ZeroDayEx]

capitalism

[@Ricardowieringa]

To sell papers simple ass

[@GabeNsApostle]

Because the press are only after sensational, eye-catching articles - consequences be damned. Just look at newshounds and the paparazzi.

[@emmgeevideo]

At 8:28 he says the claw was 5000 meters in length. That's almost three miles...

[@JM-st1le]

Yeah, how the hell does it not break or stretch

[@JM-st1le]

The pipe I mean

[@Random13Guy]

​@@JM-st1le the physics behind it must be beautiful.

[@tylermontano4891]

The amount of times I’ve had to listen to a brilliant add while having KZbin premium makes me never want to support the KZbinr or brilliant.

[@DoglinsShadow]

Incredible videos man the quality just keeps getting better

[@pandaslayer]

My grandfather was the lead engineer on the mission. I have the patches from the cover uniforms, drawings of the Glomar Explorer, and so many great stories from his time.

[@drbreitling4833]

Submarines dont vanish from Radar because theyre not on it to begin with. Thats the whole point of a submarine

[@vraptork181]

Can anyone help me find this song 15:20 I looked in the description theatre of delays isnt it and I cant find "Marcel Becker-Neu (own composition)" anywhere

[@nasrat313akbari]

It was soviet national anthem just search it

[@vraptork181]

@@nasrat313akbari yes but its some kind of specific piano sound I cant seem to find anywhere

[@Neymar.amcc24]

@@vraptork181no, it’s just the Soviet anthem. There isn’t anything that you can find separately

[@vraptork181]

@@Neymar.amcc24 so no particular piano recording or anything just his own mixed version?

[@n0raaFTW]

@@nasrat313akbarino they’re talking about the piano piece at the end of the video not the Soviet anthem

[@JtnVonah]

Im a visual learner so this channel really teaches me

[@adamkahn8645]

i love your pivot in content. using the mannequins is a really nice touch as well. whether long or short these are fantastic

[@VRNC-kn5tf]

Those journalists were literally jeopardizing US security by exposing this project they should've been punished.

[@rafalpilat4229]

Technically this was first ammendment protected activity so they cant be punished, but yea, these people are absolute pieces of shit.

[@bagelbrainwastaken]

Babe wake up fern uploaded a documentary