3 ms·
The three workers wading through water to open the sluice gates did indeed happen, but it's worth noting that all of them survived just fine and at least two we
by keldaris 7y ago
The three workers wading through water to open the sluice gates did indeed happen, but it's worth noting that all of them survived just fine and at least two were still alive as recently as a few years ago.
I agree, though, I love how many tiny things that are actually true they managed to squeeze in there. As another example, the part where the firefighter's wife bribes her way into the closed hospital in Moscow - that really happened too.
- amatecha 7y ago"all of them survived just fine and at least two were still alive as recently as a few years ago." People keep saying this... any citation or link you happen to know of offhand? I've heard only exactly the opposite in various articles, that the three guys died within weeks.
- keldaris 7y agoCertainly. The most accessible source in the popular English press is an article in Business Insider [1] (probably reprinted elsewhere, I didn't check). It accurately refers to claims made in a very well researched book by Leatherbarrow [2]. If you read Russian, I've also seen several interviews with one of the survivors, but couldn't quickly find a link for you. I can look for it later if you're interested. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/chernobyl-volunteers-divers-nuclear-mission-2016-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/chernobyl-volunteers-divers-... [2] https://leatherbarrowa.exposure.co/chernobyl https://leatherbarrowa.exposure.co/chernobyl
- amatecha 7y agoAh that's great, thanks. I can't read Russian so not a big deal (though Google Translate exists, of course! haha) . Cheers! :)
- poisonarena 7y agoI like the naked miners
- vermontdevil 7y agoAt least they wore hats!