Surgery Alone: How a Medic Aboard Nuclear Submarine K-55 Performed an Operation on Himself in 1968
In June 1968, the nuclear submarine K-55 of the USSR's Northern Fleet was heading to the Pacific Ocean through the Bering Strait. Military medic Alexei Shapovalov, responsible for the crew's health, fell seriously ill himself: he developed appendicitis. Returning the vessel to shore was impossible, and the medic took a unique step — operating on himself with the help of two sailors.
Otabek Yusupov