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January 27, 1961
The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat.
Soviet submarine S-80
S-80 was a diesel-electric submarine of the Soviet Navy.
Submarine snorkel
A submarine snorkel is a device which allows the engine of a submarine to operate submerged while still taking in air from above the surface. British Royal Navy personnel often refer to it as the snort. A concept devised by Dutch engineers, it was widely used on German U-boats during the last year of World War II and known to them as a schnorchel.