Editing Soviet submarine K-77 (section)

==== Sinking ====
[[File:K-77 raised.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''K-77'' reappears on the surface, 25 July 2008]]
The submarine sank on 18 April 2007 after a storm, and plans were made to raise it off the river bottom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/04/19/providence_submarine_museum_sinks/|title=Providence submarine museum sinks – The Boston Globe}}</ref> The Museum's theory on why the submarine sank is that a modified hatch was not properly watertight.<ref>{{cite web | title = Juliett 484 News – WHAT HAPPPENED? &#91;''sic''&#93; | access-date = 2012-09-17 | url = http://www.juliett484.org/juliett/news/archive/whathappened.html| url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191751/http://www.juliett484.org/juliett/news/archive/whathappened.html| archive-date = 2011-07-18}}</ref>  Recovery efforts by U.S. Navy and Army divers began in June 2008 as part of a project to train military divers through real-world, community-based projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/2570461288/|title=Photo of recovery operation.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295835,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308141743/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295835,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2008|title=FOXNews.com – Sunken Submarine Becomes Training Ground for Navy and Army Divers|website=[[Fox News]] }}</ref>

On 2 June 2008, divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two in [[Norfolk, Virginia]] arrived and began preparations to raise the submarine. On 25 July 2008, she was brought to the surface by US Navy and Army divers. The work of pumping out water was completed in August 2008.<ref>[http://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/MC_SUNKEN_SUB_09-09-08_93BC053_v19.1a5beb2.html Providence Journal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223116/http://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/MC_SUNKEN_SUB_09-09-08_93BC053_v19.1a5beb2.html |date=June 28, 2011 }}</ref> The sub was badly deteriorated and in need of substantial repair.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.saratogamuseum.org/pressreleases/122408pr.html |title= Agreement Reached on Disposition of Russian Submarine |date= December 24, 2008 |access-date= 2009-06-01 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090601051407/http://www.saratogamuseum.org/pressreleases/122408pr.html |archive-date= June 1, 2009 }}</ref>

On 11 August 2009, RI Recycled Metals LLC towed the sub to a facility {{convert|1000|yd}} from the museum site so that it could be [[Ship breaking|scrapped]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juliett484.org/juliett/news/archive/pressrelease081009.html |title= Juliett 484 – News|website=www.juliett484.org |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927024958/http://www.juliett484.org/juliett/news/archive/pressrelease081009.html |archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref>

A portion of the vessel remained in the river and in 2017, a judge ordered that the remnants be removed.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/k-19-the-widowmaker-sub-must-be-removed-from-river-u-s-court-1.3258198 |title='K-19: The Widowmaker' sub must be removed from river: U.S. court |work=[[CTV News]] |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |date=2017-01-26 |access-date=2017-01-26}}</ref>

A section of the submarine was destroyed in a fire in March 2021 while in the process of being dismantled at a Providence scrapyard.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gammans |first1=Bay |title=Russian sub used in Harrison Ford movie catches fire in Providence scrapyard |url=https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/crews-extinguish-fire-on-old-submarine-in-providence/ |website=WPRI.com |access-date=9 March 2021 |date=9 March 2021}}</ref>