Title: "Black Wind" becomes real!
Description: They just found a real Submarine...
bapjmp - March 21, 2005 11:15 AM (GMT)
They just found a Japanese submarine off of the coast of Hawaii that was the exact submarine discussed in the book and it was designed for the same purpose! This is not a joke! Clive, you are amazing!
Yahoo News on newly found Japanese Sub! stinger - March 21, 2005 01:13 PM (GMT)
OMG! Clive did you know about this type of sub before writing your book? Becasue if you didn't it's a scary coincedence. Wow they were actually going to do that! that's even scaryer than the coincedence!! I'm gobsmacked.
oswalder - March 21, 2005 01:26 PM (GMT)
Dr. Cussler, you never cease to amaze me. det:
Jilly - March 21, 2005 02:14 PM (GMT)
Check CNN website and our own "sea stories - Capt Nemo" this appeared this AM on CNN. Always knew that Clive had good research.
Celeste - March 21, 2005 02:39 PM (GMT)
Oh wow...I just read the Yahoo News article and I have goosebumps. I was an avid fan before but after reading Black Wind and now this article, Dr. C I think you have a diehard fan now.
Giordino13 - March 21, 2005 05:19 PM (GMT)
That's incredible!! What a scary coincidence yike: yike:
Stranger - March 27, 2005 10:15 PM (GMT)
Clive and Dirk very obviously knew of the Sen-toku subs and their mission before writing "Black Wind." Incorporating elements of true history has always been and will continue to be a hallmark of the Cussler style.
For more info and photos of the wreck recently pinpointed off Hawaii, check out..
http://starbulletin.com/2005/03/20/news/story1.htmlhiramyaegar - April 14, 2005 10:34 PM (GMT)
Cool. I love the timing on that. Very nice find. th:
Beccaboo - May 10, 2005 08:02 PM (GMT)
Ahhh! I can;'t believe it. Oh wait yes I can 'cuse...
Dr. Cussler is the man!! hat:
MG Mal - November 29, 2005 01:30 AM (GMT)
did you know that the US navy scuttled all the big jap subs after the war to prevent the soviets from gaining there designs?.
and the ones off hawaii are not the only ones they scuttled.
It was on a discovery channel program a few months back.
mal.
Suraiya - April 14, 2006 01:52 AM (GMT)
That is so amazing!! Uncanny, completely uncanny, did Clive know about it before, 'cuz if not... yike:
pink little birdie - December 26, 2006 06:47 AM (GMT)
what was the Australian Destroyer sunk in the phillipines mentioned in the book?
research rings true for these books so now I want to know?
Qin Shang - January 3, 2007 07:06 AM (GMT)
Here is what happens when you klik the Yahooo link:
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Who has the CNN link?
Andy in West Oz - January 18, 2007 01:11 AM (GMT)
PLB
HMAS Vampire and Vendetta were the only Aussie destroyers sunk by the Japanese off modern-day Sri Lanka and Timor respectively. Can't remember what the book says!
We did lose a couple of cruisers as well so...
beer:
Andy