On Thursday, August 4, 2005, the Russian Navy mini-submersible AS-28 became stuck 200 metres under the Pacific Ocean, off the country’s province of Kamchatka, in cables securing the hydrophone underwater submarine listening system it was repairing.
The 13-metre-long mini submarine wasn’t actually supposed to be repairing anything; it was designed to do one thing, rescue submariners trapped underwater in their craft.
There were seven sailors on board. Its normal crew was four, with space to carry 20 rescued sailors. It had a limited air supply because it was never intended to be submerged for more than six hours at a time.
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