The Thresher, an advanced nuclear-powered submarine, was conducting deep-dive trials off the coast of Massachusetts when it mysteriously sank, killing all 129 crew members. -Despite extensive ...

KITTERY (WGME) - 61-year-ago this week, the USS Thresher submarine was lost at sea with 129 people on board in 1963 On Saturday, families of those lost held a memorial service at Traip Academy in ...

An oceanic and coastal shark that is found in warm, tropical and temperate seas worldwide. Thresher sharks are pelagic, which means they roam the open ocean. They are easily recognizable by their ...

The first of the documents released were 300 pages from the official inquiry into the sinking of the USS Thresher on April 10, 1963. The loss of the nuclear-powered submarine and all 129 men ...

NORFOLK, Va. May 30--The Navy announced tonight it has definitely found the sunken submarine Thresher. Vice Adm. Elton W. Grenfell, commander of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet submarine force ...

The pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) is a highly migratory species found in tropical and ... [+] subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, often known for its long, whip-like tail.

The Thresher disaster was a “come to Jesus moment” for the Navy, Galeaz said in 2013 and again last week. It led to creation of the Navy’s Submarine Safety Program — SUBSAFE — beginning ...