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| Russian nuclear sub suffers fire while docked |
| 2011-12-29 |
| Posted by:M. Murcek |
| #10 Yeah, it can just barely kill you. :-) The great old joke: The guy gets three wishes, but the genie tells him, "Remember, whatever wish is granted for you is granted twice over for your worst enemy." With his third wish, the guy says "Beat me half to death..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2011-12-29 22:18 |
| #9 A Russian submarine test-fired a ballistic missile last week, RussiaÂ’s Defense and Security reported Fox/henhouse. I've seen this before. Could well be true, though. Nothin' worse than a fire at sea (OK, maybe in space) even if only just barely at sea... Yeah, it can just barely kill you. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-12-29 22:03 |
| #8 Nothin' worse than a fire at sea (OK, maybe in space) even if only just barely at sea... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2011-12-29 21:29 |
| #7 C'mon, you'd actually be surprised to find out they're using duct tape in the engineering spaces? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2011-12-29 21:27 |
| #6 wood scaffolding in a dry dock....yeah |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-12-29 21:17 |
| #5 BTW, the dual launch was from a Borei, the Yury Dolgorukiy |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2011-12-29 21:14 |
| #4 Well, I suppose this is one way to put it out... MURMANSK, Russia- Russia said it had won the battle with a raging blaze aboard a nuclear submarine on Friday by submerging the stricken vessel at a navy shipyard after hours of dousing the flames with water from helicopters and tug boats.Comments indicate the fire was still burning but that efforts to partially sink the submarine at the dock had succeeded in reducing the intensity of the flames. After hours of trying to put out the flames, officials decided to partially submerge the hull of the 18,200-tonne submarine at the Roslyakovo dock, one of the main dockyards of Russia's northern fleet 1,500 km (900 miles) north of Moscow. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-12-29 21:06 |
| #3 They just had a successful double launch of Bulavas from this sub, which is a Delta IV. (cit) In the latest updates, the Russians are claiming that the fire is completely external. |
| Posted by: Pstanley 2011-12-29 15:05 |
| #2 They just had a successful double launch of Bulavas from a Borei. Not too bad... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2011-12-29 12:59 |
| #1 It just isn't Russia's month for military/missile hardware, is it? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-12-29 12:42 |