SOUTHLAND : Navy Sub Sinks Tug Off Long Beach
The Navy atomic submarine Houston, running submerged as it headed home to San Diego after filming for the movie “The Hunt for Red October,” snagged a submerged tugboat tow cable off Long Beach today and sent the tug to the ocean bottom, officials said.
Two people escaped the sinking tug Barcona and were rescued, but a third crew member was missing more than six hours after the 4:43 a.m. incident, said Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Neely.
Fog shrouded the search area 10 miles southwest of Long Beach, hampering the hunt for the missing man.
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