The Hunt for Red October meltdown. Ramius and his officers stay behind, claiming they are about to scuttle the submarine to prevent it getting into the hands of the Americans. A decommissioned U.S. ballistic missile submarine, , is blown up underwater as a deception. A depth gauge taken from the main instrument panel of "Red October" (with the appropriate serial number) is made to appear as if it had been salvaged from the wreckage. Meanwhile, Ryan, Captain Mancuso, some of his crew, and Owen Williams (a Russian-speaking British officer from "Invincible") board "Red October" and meet Ramius face-to-face. The deception efforts succeed in convincing Soviet
The Hunt for Red October (film) Konovalov", had interiors in black with silver trim. American ships, such as "Dallas" and "Enterprise", had grey interiors. However, during one scene when "Dallas" goes to a higher alert status it was flooded with red light. Early filming was aboard USS "Reuben James" in the area of the Juan de Fuca Strait and Puget Sound in March 1989. The ship operated out of U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles. The SH-60B detachment from the Battlecats of HSL-43 operated out of NAS Whidbey Island, after being displaced by the filmcrew. Most underwater scenes were filmed using smoke with a model sub