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CIA submersible salvage project details emerge in interviews
Wayne Collier recounts CIA secrecy measures for the Glomar Explorer salvage attempt. He describes long Beach and Santa Monica safe houses, hidden offices, stairway routes, and weekly briefings as crews trained near Redwood City. The project reportedly cost over 500 million and failed to recover the entire submarine.
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CIA
Long Beach
Santa Monica
Los Angeles
Wayne R. Collier
Houston
Collier
Lake Los Angeles
Meer
Colliet
New York Times Service
Billy
Hawaii
Chester, Pa
Howard R. Mughes
Summa Corp
Global Marine Inc
Wayne Collier
Global Marine
John R. Graham
Graham
Global Marine Development, Inc
Tishtan
Deep South
Coltier
Louisiana
Justice Department
Submarine Recovery Project
San Fernando Valley
Redwood City