Red October (fictional submarine) Ramius but the commander of "Dallas" conceals the defection from the rest of the Soviet crew, who are repatriate in due course. The submarine is reverse engineered by the U.S. Navy to discern its secrets. Sometime between a year and eighteen months later the hull of the sub is sunk in a deep ocean trench, although previously the submarine USS "Ethan Allen" had been scuttled in order to deceive Soviet officials that "Red October" had been sunk. The technology then seems to disappear, although there are later references in some other books, including "The Sum of All Fears". In "The
The Hunt for Red October (film) at which point Ramius requests asylum for himself and his officers. "Red October" is suddenly attacked by "V. K. Konovalov", which has tracked them across the Atlantic. As the two Soviet subs maneuver, one of "Red October"s cooks, Loginov, an undercover KGB agent and the secret saboteur, opens fire. He fatally wounds first officer Vasily Borodin before retreating to the nuclear missile bay, pursued by Ryan and Ramius. Loginov shoots Ramius, wounding him, but Ryan kills Loginov before he can detonate a missile. Meanwhile, "Red October" makes evasive maneuvers with a diversion provided by "Dallas", causing "V. K. Konovalov" to