The $3,300,000,000 CIA Salvage of AZORIAN!

In 1968, a Soviet ballistic missile submarine vanishes in the Pacific—and six years later the CIA builds one of the strangest ships ever put to sea to steal it from 5,000 meters down. This video follows Project Azorian and the Glomar Explorer: the fake deep‑sea mining cover story, the secret heavy‑lift claw “Clementine,” and the tense standoff as Soviet ships circle just meters away while the wreck is hauled toward the surface. See what really happened when the claw broke, what the CIA actually brought up, and how this covert salvage changed deep‑ocean recovery forever. 👍 Like, Share & Subscribe If you’re drawn to real-life offshore disasters, high-risk operations, and the engineering decisions that save or cost lives, subscribe for more deep‑dive documentaries into the ocean’s most dangerous moments. 💬 Join the Conversation What stood out to you most in this story—human error, engineering limits, or the systems around them? Share your thoughts, questions, and theories in the comments below. Subscribe to our Waterline Network: Waterline Disasters for catastrophic events Waterline Salvage for complex salvage operations Waterline Chronicles for investigative documentaries