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There is a problem with one photo that has been released of the wreck of the USS Grunion. It showed an open hatch. Only a few of the many newspaper articles showed this photo.
"Why was this hatch on the World War II submarine USS Grunion found open? Searchers who got spectacular photographs of the wreck of the USS Grunion late last month found this mystery. Did crewmen of the fatally wounded sub try to escape as it plunged to the bottom? The open hatch was located near the boat's radio room."
A few local friends who are ex-military or are submarine knowledgeable have come up with a few uncomfortable hypotheses of how the crewmen died........ in minutes, an hour maybe or after many long months.
Photos including this open hatch.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles ... rine_s.txt
Other photos. Other articles
http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/8/24/ ... otos+Taken
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/pu ... 5645.shtml
http://ussgrunion.com/blog/2006/08/16/s ... something/
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/west/2 ... rwate.html
"Why was this hatch on the World War II submarine USS Grunion found open? Searchers who got spectacular photographs of the wreck of the USS Grunion late last month found this mystery. Did crewmen of the fatally wounded sub try to escape as it plunged to the bottom? The open hatch was located near the boat's radio room."
A few local friends who are ex-military or are submarine knowledgeable have come up with a few uncomfortable hypotheses of how the crewmen died........ in minutes, an hour maybe or after many long months.
Photos including this open hatch.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles ... rine_s.txt
Other photos. Other articles
http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/8/24/ ... otos+Taken
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/pu ... 5645.shtml
http://ussgrunion.com/blog/2006/08/16/s ... something/
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/west/2 ... rwate.html