Couple sneak inside an abandoned Soviet-Chinese submarine and what they find is as wild as you'd expect

This urban explorer couple paid a visit to an abandoned Soviet-Chinese submarine and the interior was just as wild as you’d expect.

The submarine started off life in the Soviet Union, before being sold to China and then being decommissioned in 2021.

YouTubers Bob and Andrea travelled out to the coast of China to get a look inside it.

What they found inside left them stunned.

Getting onto an abandoned Soviet-Chinese submarine isn’t straight-forward

Bob and Andrea, the hosts of YouTube channel Exploring the Unbeaten Path, really pulled out all the stops when it came to exploring this abandoned Soviet-Chinese submarine.

A 12-hour drive from Shanghai took them to the coast, where they saw the site of the submarine was being converted into a military training base.

As you might expect, that meant a lot of security cameras and police patrols.

Not ones to be deterred, they waited for the darkness of night to make their move.

In wet suits, the pair swam out to the submarine with waterproof bags full of gear.

“The water is freezing cold and the moment I enter, my muscles cramp up, making it difficult to breathe,” Bob told his viewers.

“The tide is high and the current is strong, making it hard to climb into the slippery submarine.”

It’s no wonder that the pair described this as the ‘craziest thing’ they’d ever done.

Fortunately for them, the submarine’s main entrance was unlocked, providing them a way in.

Now it was time to look inside this mysterious submarine.

What the interior told these two explorers about life onboard a submarine

Over the next few hours, the pair explored the rusted interior of this submarine.

The living quarters would have been a pretty grim place for the 53 crew members on board, given how cramped it was.

The crew quarters were lined with tightly packed bunks, allowing for zero privacy.

In the officer quarters, it was a much different story, with private amenities aplenty – a desk, sinks, and toilet/shower set up.

Up in the control room, they found a mix of original Russian machinery and newer Chinese extension tags of the gauges.

Then it was time to pay a visit to the ammunition room.

What else would they find on this Soviet-Chinese submarine?

When they arrived at the door of the ammunition door, they noted that it had been secured with massive locks.

It was at this point they decided not to tamper with it.

“I’m not going to mess around with these locks,” Bob said.

“You cannot go in like this… when a submarine is decommissioned usually it gets disarmed somewhere so maybe this is an in-between phase… and it still has to be disarmed.”

They moved on to the torpedo room, where they found six launcher tubes that would have fired missiles and torpedoes.

As 4am came around, the pair left the submarine and swam back to shore undetected.

Talk about a thrilling adventure.

YouTube explorers see all sorts of weird and wonderful places

There’s no shortage of YouTube explorers out there, and they’re constantly uncovering cool locations.

The Bearded Explorer is one notable example, having paid a visit to Johnny Depp’s deserted Hampshire mansion, and also uncovering an abandoned Aston Martin V12 Vantage.

And how could we forget the time he found an abandoned Ferrari F1 car on a derelict farm?

Though, we have to admit that an abandoned Soviet-Chinese submarine does have an edge over those discoveries, if only for how eerie it is.