Arkhopov was already a Soviet hero. A year earlier he’d been on another Soviet sub, the K-19, when the coolant system failed and the onboard nuclear reactor was in danger of meltdown. With no backup system, the captain ordered the crew to jerry-rig a repair, and Arkhopov, among others, got exposed to high levels of radiation. Twenty-two crew members died from radiation sickness over the next two years. Arkhipov wouldn’t die until 1998, but it would be from kidney cancer, brought on, it’s said, by exposure. - http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/25/you-and-almost-everyone-you-know-owe-your-life-to-this-man/
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13)
Ping. What would _ have done?
Interesting story.
I’m picturing Sean Connery in Hunt for Red October.
Your story is similar to one recently written this week happening in Syria..... A Russian Soldier, similar to our Navy Seals, was on the ground spotting ISIS locations for Russian pilots to bomb......he found himself being surrounded by ISIS soldiers and yet called in the coordinates anyway knowing all to well that would mean his own certain death....he sacrificed his life for his mission to destroy these evil people..
As an interesting side note: Perhaps someone could verify my memory, but it seem I read somewhere those “grenade” Signals were simple hand grenades, with varying amounts of toilet paper wrapped around the grenade handle with the pin pulled, so that the more toilet paper wrapped the deeper it would go before exploding, giving depth control.