K-129 (Red Star Rogue)

[Enigma]

On 8 March (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_8) 1968 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968), К-129 was lost at sea under mysterious circumstances. Four main theories have been advanced to explain her disappearance: flooding from the induction system while charging batteries on the snorkel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snorkel), a hydrogen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen) explosion in the batteries while charging, an explosion while launching her missiles, or collision with USS Swordfish (SSN-579) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Swordfish_%28SSN-579%29).

It's been interesting reading about this incident (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_K-129_%28Golf_II%29), and the various theories around it. I was curious what this community thinks happened, or what the most plausible explenation is to her sinking. We're we truly saved from a rogue sub hoping to launch on the US?

[Linton]

A book of the same name also exists and a review has been made on this board .A review of it in Proceedings made mincemeat of it.

[Enigma]

Good call...got soem good 2005 reading out of that. :up:

So, our more senior and experienced folks (ahem, bill..) seem to agree its at best, highly unlikey. I thought as much.

...But wow, what a great tale. :yep:

[XabbaRus]

Pingjockey wrote a good review of it on Amazon.

I might get it from the library but I will not pay money to read it.

[Kapitan]

K-129 was probably rouge triedc to fire a missile but failed how you can be over 300 miles off course i will never know, i mean did everyones compass fail all at once?

[Wim Libaers]

K-129 was probably rouge triedc to fire a missile but failed how you can be over 300 miles off course i will never know, i mean did everyones compass fail all at once?

They were good commies, they all shared the same compass. :p

[XabbaRus]

I'm going to get the book but a few reviews I have seen show that it is disparate pieces of info tied up in a convincing manner.

Going to rent it from the library.

I do't think anyone in the politburo was that mad.

[Linton]

This book is certainly not worth buying unless you like thrillers or you must have every submarine book in existence(I fall into the latter category).What would be more interesting to know would be what happened to the pieces that were recovered after they were examined.