CIA's Secret Cold War: Building K-129 with the Hughes Glomar Explorer

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CIA's Secret Cold War: Building K-129 with the Hughes Glomar Explorer

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna uncover the strangest chapter of Cold War espionage: the CIA's top-secret Project Azorian to raise a sunken Soviet submarine from the Pacific floor. They trace the saga from the loss of K-129 in 1968 — a disaster that killed 98 sailors and triggered a frantic Soviet search — through the audacious plan to build the world's largest ship, the Hughes Glomar Explorer, undercover as a deep-sea mining vessel. Lucas explains how billionaire Howard Hughes provided the perfect cover, how the CIA engineered a massive floating gimbal and claw system to hoist the 1,750-ton sub, and why the mission failed when a crucial section broke off halfway up, spilling secrets back into the abyss. They also explore the lasting fallout: the cover story that collapsed, the international incident with the Soviets, and the legacy of a mission that remains one of the most daring—and bizarre—intelligence operations of the Cold War. A story of engineering hubris, human tragedy, and the lengths superpowers will go to steal each other's secrets. #ColdWar #ProjectAzorian #K129 #HughesGlomarExplorer #CIASecret #SubmarineEspionage #HowardHughes #SovietNavy #PacificOcean #DeepSeaMining #GlomarResponse #NationalSecurity #EngineeringFeat #1968 #LostSubmarine #EspionageHistory #FexingoHistory #History Fexingo founder and producer: Ibnul Jaif Farabi Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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