4/5 An dramatic retelling of US and Soviet submarine accidents
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Lost Subs is a very interesting history of US and Soviet submarine accidents.It has some very clear film footage of the rescue of 33 men from the USS Sqalus in May 1939 and also uses recreations and good CGI footage to tell the story.It also has interviews with survivors.There are stories on both American and Russian submarines such as the ill fated Russian Sub the Kursk in which days went by as doomed men were trapped at the bottom when a torpedo exploded.The story on the Russian K-19 is dramatic and differs from the fictional movie version. Eight heroic men sacrificed their lives by volunteering to go into the Sub's reactor to fix it,coming out vomiting and swelling up.They died a few days later and others died a few years later from the effects of this radioactive submarine.The sacrifice was to avoid a meltdown of K-19's reactor.The documentary also covers the USS Portsmouth and the USS Thresher,which like K-19 was sent out too soon when it was not ready and imploded at a great depth after a power failure.The failure to rescue the men of the Kursk is followed by some dramatic footage of a grieving Russian mother confronting some Russian officers.This 54 minute and 35 second DVD also has a map detailing where and how the subs were lost.It has written and voice details with the map with all the details about the subs.All in all,a dramatic retelling that won't put you into a hurry to go down into a submarine.

1/5 Deep disappointment
  by louise brodnitz (Washington, DC United States)
I am a fan of the National Geographic series, but the poor quality of this relatively new issue was a deep disappointment. Rather than tracing the flaws in design, production, or emergency procedures through the evolution of the submarine (as I had expected), the documentary spent a huge amount of footage on filler, including a lengthy bit of fluff about the fun-loving antics of a current submarine crew. The facts that led to the demise or near-demise of each submarine were glossed over, while the camera dwelt at great length on the anguish of a few of the survivors. The incidents were presented nearly free of scientific content or historic context.

5/5 Another National Geographic hit
  by C. Reich (Heidelberg, Germany)
This film follows in the tradition of the other shipwreck films that NG has produced. Information about the subs, films of the wrecks when possible, interviews with family members, are all interwoven into a good story. My only complaint is that they only picked a couple of subs and could have done a lot more.

5/5 Captions
  by critters
Captions for "Lost Subs" were, at least, attempted, unlike "Pearl Harbor," but they weren't very good. Many of the captions were cut off, much like typing off the edge of a page, which ruined much of the legibility. Otherwise, it was a good production with plenty of extra stuff.

4/5 "Lost Sub''Series,National Geographic. Which one is better berween Human Right or Patriotism ?.!!!!!!!.
  by Moon Eui Sik (Seoul, South Korea)


"Lost Sub"Series from National Geographic.
Which one is better between Human Right
or Patriotism? !!!!!


"Saving crews, As soon As possible" is vital benefit compare with
"Seeking,by their own techniques first,but in failure,then seeking
other's help without benefit of Patriotism !
1) USS Squalus(SS-192): on23,May,1939, a Diesel-Electric oriented Submarine
sunked to depth of 243feet(74m). Cause: Flood of Aft.Torpedo Room Compartment
due to damage of Engine Valve. with in 39 hours of vigorous effort,All of
33 Crews were saved.
2) USS Thresher : 10,Apr,1963,On Post-overhauled.trial,This Neuclear-engined Sub.,
go into deep dive test accompanied with Submarine Rescue Ship.
during test,By the Under Water Telephoe Communication,Repoting with garbled
noise,"Minor Difficulties"-inspite of "Emergency Blow"- No more communication.!
Emergency localization,destroyed, separaed imprtant parts of Submarine was found
under depth of 2,600m,at Bottom of the sea. after possible all death of 129 officers,
crews,and military and civilian technicians.Few days later USN officially disclosed
with citatios(QUOTED from Wikidemia Encyclopedia)
3) Soviet nuclear Submarine K-141. "Kursk": 12,Aug,2005, During Navy combined exercise,
Nucllear enginned OscarII class Submarine sunk at Barents Sea.
Cause of explosion was from explosion of Torpedoes in Torpedo Compartment
.-->Fire--> LAQCK OF OXYGEN-->Asphyxia--->Death.
**Soviet Government try to Rescue with 2 Soviet Rescue Vessel in vain(Already
spent 2 days in vain). 2 days later, From suggestion of help by USA,British
and Norway, finally Rssian governmet asked to Dutch companies Manoet and
Smit International. Among 118,all crews died( but there ,23 Crews, in Compartment 9
Showed evidence of longer SURVIVALS !--It Made lots of claiming Soviet Government's
Human Right !