DOMP
Subtitle: deep ocean mining project
By: R. John Rutten, MD ; edited by Rand J. Rutten
Contributors: Rutten, Rand J.
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Bloomington, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9781475912890; 9781475912920
Subjects: History; K-129 (Submarine); Glomar Explorer (Ship); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; United States
Description: In March of 1972, Dr. R. John Rutten was practicing family medicine in Santa Barbara, California, when he was contacted by the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Before taking up a public sector career, Dr. Rutten had obtained specialized training and experience in diving medicine while operating decompression chambers for the US Navy. It was that expertise that won him the attention of the CIA. The plan was to secretly raise the Soviet K-129 nuclear-armed submarine that had sunk in 1968. The Hughes Glomar Explorer, the tremendous deep-sea drilling platform that would carry the crew on their journey, was still under construction at the time. Two years after being recruited, in August of 1974, Dr. Rutten and forty-five companions flew a private charter to Hawaii where they boarded the completed Explorer. He was assigned to B-Crew, charged with exploring and recovering the submarine after its miraculous discovery at a depth of 17,000 feet two months earlier.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.