Hanging by a Thread
Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine.
Explorer Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus submarine which became stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939. No one had ever been saved from a stricken sub beneath the ocean before, but maverick designer Charles Momsen, who had been ignored by the navy top brass, was suddenly called into action to bring up the crew.
Rose meets the last living survivor from the sub and one of the men, now 103, who helped save him. The rescue kick-started a whole new era of technology, laying the foundation for modern deep-sea diving.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Paul Rose |
| Producer | Sean Smith |
| Director | Sean Smith |
| Series Producer | Jeremy Philips |
Broadcasts
- Thu 21 Dec 2006 20:30
- Sat 21 Jul 2007 19:00
- Sun 22 Jul 2007 02:00
Sun 9 Nov 2008 18:00Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Two Scotland- Sun 30 Nov 2008 17:00Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Two Scotland & England only
- Sat 8 May 2010 00:45
- Wed 9 Apr 2014 20:00
- Thu 10 Apr 2014 02:50
- Thu 22 Sep 2016 00:20
- Thu 3 Aug 2017 00:40
- Tue 15 Oct 2019 22:00
- Sat 10 Apr 2021 20:00
- Sun 11 Apr 2021 02:00
- Sat 8 Jul 2023 20:00
- Sun 9 Jul 2023 01:40
- Last Saturday 20:00
- Sunday 01:10