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Surfaced Russian Sub Terrorizes RI Coast!
12:00PM ON
07/26/2008
BY
Eric Smith
Projo writer and Dose buddy Danny B reports today on the raising of the Russian sub in the Providence Harbor.
“At 6:02 p.m. last night, the Russian missile submarine Juliett 484 rose from under the water, its bow majestically breaking through the surface of Providence Harbor to gasps and cheers from the American military crews who have worked for a year to raise it. The sub rose suddenly, shooting from the harbor floor to the surface in perhaps 10 seconds, 6 full hours after salvage teams had started pumping water out of it. Frank Lennon, president of the Russian Sub Museum, summed up his reaction in one word: Wow.”
After the jump a picture of the sub in happier times, its cramped quarters serving as the setting of a photoshoot for my band, taken just two weeks before the storm that sunk it.
Thanks to Jill Palumbo, who took these and I think suggested the shoot in the first place. I’m looking for the one of us standing on the sub’s deck. Slow news day, eh?
July 27th, 2008 at 10:24AM
matthew Says:
My favorite thing about it being lifted at 6:02 is that I was watching the 5:30 news and Gene Valicenti said it wouldn’t be up for a few hours yet.
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July 28th, 2008 at 10:11AM
Jill Palumbo Says:
How about a second round of photos on it? Before it sinks again? . . .
P.S. nice Hunt for The Red October plug.
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