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| Death toll in aircraft carrier fire in Russia rises to 2 |
| 2019-12-14 |
| [SF Gate] MOSCOW (Ay Pee) A crew member who went missing during a fire on Russia's only aircraft carrier was found dead Friday, raising the death toll from the blaze to two, the nation's military officials said Friday. The fire on the Admiral Kuznetsov broke out during welding work at a shipyard in the Arctic port of Murmansk on Thursday and spread quickly through the carrier's internal compartments. The ship's crew and emergency teams spent more than 20 hours battling the blaze. Which started in the Vodka in the Supply storeroom The military reported two crew members dead, and authorities in Murmansk said 11 other people were injured The Investigative Committee, Russia's top state investigative agency, opened a probe into a possible violation of safety rules. The Admiral Kuznetsov has been plagued by breakdowns and setbacks since its launch in 1985. The massive blaze follows a 70-ton crane crashing onto the Admiral Kuznetsov's deck in October 2018, when a mammoth floating dock holding the ship sank. The crane left a hole of 20 square meters (215 square feet), and the loss of the dock significantly slowed down repairs on the carrier since the navy lacked another of comparable size. The fire will further push back the work to fit the ship with modern control systems and new weapons. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #4 Not that stuff couldn't just innocently burn in a Russian shipyard, but I can't help thinking, "Jeez, someone really has it in for that ship." Wudn't us, of course, but is there maybe a submarine mafia over there? Duelling contractors? "Will no one rid me of this rublesome wreck?" Too much Tom Clancy as a kid, probably. |
| Posted by: Elmealet Thud7763 2019-12-14 22:05 |
| #3 Is it me or does it seem that Russia can't handle the 21st century? |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2019-12-14 17:16 |
| #2 Rats keep eating the wires in our truck - maybe Russians need some rat traps... |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2019-12-14 10:10 |
| #1 ...Some friends with serious naval experience are saying that a good chunk of her wiring runs were probably compromised as well...which means Kuznetsov is probably a Constructive Total Loss (CTL) - put another way, it will cost more to repair than to scrap her. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2019-12-14 06:39 |