Why Did it Sink?
Ever since experts have been pouring over photos and video footage of the discovery. Theories have been suggested as to what caused Grunion’s sinking in the first place. Okay, so the ship was found. But that doesn’t explain how or why the USS Grunion sank. What was clear, however, was that the submarine went below crush depth and essentially imploded.
USS Grunion Bow Section. Source: foxnews.com / Lost 52 Project
What’s also visible in the photos is a channel that was left from its descent down an underwater slope. “The rear dive plane is clearly in dive position, and that tells us they lost depth control,” Bruce Abele explained. But why? What happened? There is one account by a Japanese officer who was aboard the freighter Kano Maru…