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United States rules out recovery of sunken Soviet sub
Pentagon officials say the Yankee-class submarine 30 miles offshore remains unrecoverable and offers little military value to retrieve. They note the ship’s depth of 18,000 feet, age, and the fire that caused its loss, with no environmental threat from radioactivity. Navy and NOAA observers confirm minimal impact on marine life.
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