Escape From the Deep: A True Story of Courage and Survival During World War II by Kershaw Alex

Author:Kershaw, Alex [Kershaw, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History
ISBN: 9780306817632
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Amazon: B002F082AS
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Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Published: 2008-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

AT 180 FEET BELOW, a last group was gathering at the steps to the escape trunk. It included Doc Larson, the husky six-foot-tall Iowan, and the steward, Howard Walker—O’Kane’s favorite “chronic gambler.” It is not known who else was with them, if indeed there were any others. Conditions in the forward torpedo room were probably intolerable without the aid of a Momsen Lung. More and more toxic smoke had seeped in, gradually asphyxiating men who were still conscious. There was precious little oxygen and the heat was just as suffocating as the poisoned air.

Somehow, Larson and the badly injured Walker were able to flood the escape trunk, endure the earsplitting increase in pressure as the water rose, and open the door. What happened next will never be known. But it is likely that both Walker’s and Larson’s senses were so dulled that they made terrible errors as they struggled to get out of the Tang and then to the surface.

Larson appeared first, not far from the men gathered around the buoy, which suggested he had followed the line up. He was in a shocking state, barely alive, stricken by the bends and a probable lung embolism. Perhaps he had failed to exhale as he rose. Or maybe his Momsen Lung had malfunctioned. In his rush to get out of the escape trunk, he could have forgotten to test the equipment. In any case, his lungs and eardrums were severely damaged. Blood was running out of his ears, his nose, and his mouth. He could hardly breathe.37

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