New Show: The Flood - EP4: The Fallout
7/10/202629 min
From The Australian, this is The Flood. The true story of 60 Australian men and women trapped in a submarine deep under the Indian Ocean when an explosion threatens to sink the vessel and send its crew to the bottom.
After narrowly surviving a catastrophic flood, HMAS Dechaineux limps back to port, leaving the navy with a major strategic and public relations crisis. Episode 4 investigates the fallout of the near-disaster, exploring its impact on the Collins Class fleet and the traumatized crew.
Exclusive interviews with the captain, crew and top brass reveal the terror and emotion that still haunts this group of proud warriors, who risked their own lives every day in the defence of Australia. The Flood is a truly inspirational story of human courage, resilience, teamwork and ingenuity.
The Flood is a four-part audio and video series by Cameron Stewart, Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. Listen to all of The Flood by searching ‘The Flood’ wherever you listen, or watch The Flood and find graphics, stories and pictures at thefloodpodcast.com.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:01
The Flood is brought to you by the Australian War Memorial. Some stories define a nation, others reveal what it means to be human. Through Their Eyes is a new podcast from the Australian War Memorial that uncovers powerful human stories, revealing war through unexpected perspectives and immersive storytelling. Through Their Eyes will be live soon wherever you get your podcasts.
Geordie Bunting· Guest0:25
[instrumental music] I rung my wife and said, "We've had a bit of a issue. Can you come and pick me up? And pick up some cigarettes. Mine got wet."
Cameron Stewart· Host0:38
[instrumental music] I'm Cameron Stewart, and this is the fourth and final episode of The Flood: The Fallout. The Shana was back on the surface, but Peter Scott and his crew were still a long way from dry land.
Peter Scott· Guest1:01
We didn't know the state of our hydraulic systems, electrical systems. We didn't know how much water we had on the boat. We didn't know what casualties we'd suffered and therefore, you know, what expertise we'd, we'd lost and so on. We didn't know probably at that point whether there'd been other issues like, you know, had fires started or, or whatever. So once we were on the roof, a really serious damage control battle kind of began.
Geordie Bunting· Guest1:28
It was a long