Submarine Down!

A sailor’s mistake sends Submarine S-5 plunging to the bottom of the sea, trapping its crew in a fight for survival

“ALL HANDS, CRASH DIVE!” Lieutenant Commander Cooke’s voice rang the length of the steel submarine. “Flood forward ballast. Dive planes five degrees down.”

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