The Navy began releasing documents from the investigation into the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history this week, revealing that the ship's commanding officer noted a "dangerous condition" on ...
KITTERY, Maine — As they read the names and displayed photos of the crew lost when USS Thresher (SSN 593) sunk, the only other sounds were the tolling of the bell for each man and bagpipes playing ...
The June 2023 tragedy of the Titan submersible, which is believed to have been lost in a catastrophic implosion that resulted in the deaths of the five men on board, was an event sadly not without ...
The Thresher incident remains one of the most tragic days in the Navy’s history as 129 sailors and crew perished. The U.S. Navy arguably instills some of the more robust safety measures for its ...
What You Need to Know: In 1963, the USS Thresher (SSN-593), a nuclear-powered attack submarine and the lead vessel of her class, tragically sank during deep-diving tests off the coast of Massachusetts ...
A retired U.S. Navy submarine commander sued the Navy to release an official report on the sinking of the USS Thresher—and won. Thresher sank in April 1963, lost with all hands, but there has never ...
A memorial service was held Saturday for the 129 sailors lost after the USS Thresher sank off the coast of Massachusetts 60 years ago on April 10, 1963, in the deadliest submarine disaster in the ...