1968 Mysterious Submarine Sinkings

In 1968, the US nuclear submarine USS Scorpion sank in deep water, and it is still resting at a known location at the bottom of the sea. We've never recovered the nuclear reactor or nuclear weapons. In fact, in 1968, four submarines sank mysteriously. In January, an Israeli sub vanished, and four days later, a French sub vanished without a trace. In March, a Soviet submarine exploded and sank, and in May, the USS Scorpion also exploded and sank-both causes remain officially unknown.

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