Reclaiming R-12
By employing a high-tech remotely operated robot, Taylor and his crew onboard the Research Vessel Tiburon identified the wreckage of R-12 in the fall of 2010 and recovered the wreckage. The crew went on to conduct more missions in the region, charting the location and photographing the wreckage as they proceeded. Aside from that, they made every attempt to get in touch with any surviving families of the submariners who had perished in the disaster.
Reclaiming R 12
What Inspired The Project
Having found the wreckage of R-12 and returned to land, Taylor was inspired to start the Lost 52 Project as a result of his success in the search for its remnants. Not least among these tragedies was World War II’s disappearance of 52 submarines with no trace, which had a horrible toll on the human population. Throughout the war, a total of 3,505 submariners were either killed or went missing while serving aboard the submarines.
What Inspired The Project
