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The submarine mysteriously went down in 1963, killing everyone on board. Thanks to a lawsuit, we're about to learn why. 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 been an official explanation as to why. The loss of Thresher lead to an improved culture of safety in the Navy, and since 1968, the service hasn’t lost a single submarine. ================================================================== A retired U.S. Navy submarine commander has won a lawsuit forcing the Navy...

Israel Navy's submarine fleet: an intimate but demanding unit The navy's submarine fleet is due to triple in size in the coming years. A glance into the intense lifestyle of soldiers in this most secretive unit. The Israel Navy's submarine fleet is one of the Israel Defense Forces' most intimate units. The atmosphere in the unit derives not only from the nature of its missions, which require several dozen men to remain together underwater in an iron tube for many long days, but also because very few soldiers serve in the unit. In the coming decade, the fleet is to...