Stephen McGinty - The World's Deepest Submarine Rescue | Modern Wisdom Podcast 351

Stephen McGinty is an author, journalist and documentary producer. In 1973, two British men, Roger Chapman & Roger Mallinson were 1500ft below the surface laying trans-Atlantic telephone cables in the Pisces III submarine. What happened next is one of the longest, most dangerous, complex and daring rescues ever attempted as America, Canada, Ireland and Britain marshalled their forces in the air and beneath the sea to save the two men, all while their oxygen, food and power was rapidly running out. Sponsors: Get £70+ of free upgrades on amazing design work from 99designs by Vistaprint at https://99designs.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Buy The Dive - https://amzn.to/3wUBnIt Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #submarinerescue #piscesiii #underwater - 00:00 Intro 00:23 World’s Deepest Submarine Rescue 05:05 Why Did They Need Rescuing? 13:13 How Long Does a Rescue Take? 17:18 Rescue Process for Pisces 3 37:55 Physiological State of the Divers 46:55 How Far Away From a Bad Ending? 49:38 What Did the Team Do After? 51:02 Meeting the Team 56:09 Where to Find Stephen - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Stephen McGintyguestChris Williamsonhost

Jul 29, 202157mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: July 29, 2021
Duration: 57m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Stephen McGinty is an author, journalist and documentary producer. In 1973, two British men, Roger Chapman & Roger Mallinson were 1500ft below the surface laying trans-Atlantic telephone cables in the Pisces III submarine. What happened next is one of the longest, most dangerous, complex and daring rescues ever attempted as America, Canada, Ireland and Britain marshalled their forces in the air and beneath the sea to save the two men, all while their oxygen, food and power was rapidly running out. Sponsors: Get £70+ of free upgrades on amazing design work from 99designs by Vistaprint at https://99designs.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Buy The Dive - https://amzn.to/3wUBnIt Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #submarinerescue #piscesiii #underwater - 00:00 Intro 00:23 World’s Deepest Submarine Rescue 05:05 Why Did They Need Rescuing? 13:13 How Long Does a Rescue Take? 17:18 Rescue Process for Pisces 3 37:55 Physiological State of the Divers 46:55 How Far Away From a Bad Ending? 49:38 What Did the Team Do After? 51:02 Meeting the Team 56:09 Where to Find Stephen - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Stephen McGinty
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Stephen McGinty and Chris Williamson, Stephen McGinty - The World's Deepest Submarine Rescue | Modern Wisdom Podcast 351 explores analog-age heroism: Inside history’s deepest, near-fatal submarine rescue The episode recounts the 1973 sinking of the Pisces III mini‑submersible to 1,650 feet and the unprecedented three‑day international effort to rescue pilots Roger Chapman and Roger Mallinson. The sub, working on a new transatlantic telephone cable, accidently flooded and plunged to the seabed with minimal food, no water, and rapidly dwindling life-support. Above them, British, Canadian, and American teams scrambled ships, aircraft, divers, manned subs, and a U.S. Navy robot vehicle, improvising hardware and procedures in real time as multiple rescue attempts failed. McGinty highlights both the psychological ordeal of the trapped men and the ‘brotherhood of the sea’ that ultimately succeeded when almost all oxygen was gone.

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