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| Fire On Russian Sub Kills 2 |
| 2006-09-07 |
| H/T to Fox News MOSCOW — A fire broke out aboard a Russian nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea, killing two crew members and injuring another, but the navy said there was no radiation threat, Russian news agencies reported Thursday. The blaze ignited Wednesday night in a mechanics room on the Daniil Moskovsky submarine of the Northern Fleet, which plies Russia's northern and Arctic waters, the Interfax and ITAR-Tass news agencies reported. The ship's nuclear reactor was shut down automatically, the reports said. "There is no threat of nuclear contamination," Interfax quoted an unnamed Northern Fleet spokesman as saying. Russia's top naval officer, Adm. Vladimir Masorin, said the likely cause was a short circuit. A warrant officer and a sailor were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, Interfax reported. Another sailor was injured. The submarine was later towed along the surface to its base at Vidyayevo, news agencies reported. An investigation has been opened on charges of violation of navigation rules. "We didn't notify our neighbors because there were rather enough ships, in particular, two rescue tugboats in the vicinity of the incident," Masorin was quoted as saying by ITAR-Tass. "We decided to do nothing while at sea, and instead tow it to its home port where it was launched." The Daniil Moskovsky is a fairly elderly Victor III SSN, more info at http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/russia/submar.htm and http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/671.htm |
| Posted by:Mike Kozlowski |
| #3 no, they couldn't breathe....too much |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-07 21:57 |
| #2 Of course, nobody on the sub could find any water to put the fire out. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-07 21:44 |
| #1 Another reason never to let 20th century tech in the hands of 17th century boobs. Where were the OBAs or the emergency air breathers like on our subs? Oh, that's right, to be installed at a later date or stolen outright to pay for food. Idiots! |
| Posted by: Almost Anonymous5839 2006-09-07 12:21 |