This is how two trapped deep-sea submersible pilots were saved from depths of 1,600 feet with just 12 minutes of oxygen remaining.
Chapman and Mallinson had to battle against despair and carbon dioxide poisoning as their limited oxygen supply dwindled. In fact, by the time they were rescued—after spending more than 84 hours in the submersible—the pair only had 12 minutes of oxygen left in the tank.
To bring the extraordinary tale to life, journalist and producer Stephen McGinty has reconstructed the dramatic events of those three days in a new book, which will be published on June 8. The story of the event is also being developed into a feature film.What sparked your interest in this topic? Why did you decide to write a book about it?
The Pisces III crew after being rescued and the United States Navy CURV-III remotely operated underwater vehicle used during the mission. This image has been colorized by Newsweek.Peter Messervy, a former Royal Navy commander, and Al Trice, a Canadian sub designer, pulled together three different teams: a mini-sub from the U.K.; a mini-sub flown over from Canada, and a remote-controlled submarine with a team from San Diego.
One problem was finding Pisces III. The floating buoy that ran on a rope from the surface down to the sub had been disconnected a few minutes before Pisces III sank, so although they knew roughly where it left the surface they had no idea where it landed on the seabed. So they knew where the haystack was, just not the needle. The Canadian team finally managed to detect them using sonar by getting Roger Chapman to sing in the hope of picking up the high notes.
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