Archived material Access restricted Article
Rantburg

Today's Front Page   View All of Thu 12/29/2011 View Wed 12/28/2011 View Tue 12/27/2011 View Mon 12/26/2011 View Sun 12/25/2011 View Sat 12/24/2011 View Fri 12/23/2011
1
2011-12-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russian nuclear sub suffers fire while docked
Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.
Posted by M. Murcek 2011-12-29 12:05|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

#1 It just isn't Russia's month for military/missile hardware, is it?
Posted by DarthVader 2011-12-29 12:42||   2011-12-29 12:42|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-12-29 12:59|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-12-29 15:05|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-12-29 21:06|| Front Page Top

#5 BTW, the dual launch was from a Borei, the Yury Dolgorukiy
Posted by M. Murcek 2011-12-29 21:14||   2011-12-29 21:14|| Front Page Top

#6 wood scaffolding in a dry dock....yeah
Posted by Frank G 2011-12-29 21:17||   2011-12-29 21:17|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-12-29 21:27|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-12-29 21:29|| Front Page Top

#9 A Russian submarine test-fired a ballistic missile last week, Russia’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||   2011-12-29 22:03|| Front Page Top

#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||   2011-12-29 22:18|| Front Page Top

23:33 tipper
23:20 Thing From Snowy Mountain
23:19 Thing From Snowy Mountain
22:19 USN, Ret.
22:18 M. Murcek
22:15 Barbara
22:11 Bill Clinton
22:08 Bill Clinton
22:06 M. Murcek
22:06 Bill Clinton
22:03 gorb
22:02 trailing wife
21:59 gorb
21:58 gorb
21:55 trailing wife
21:55 gorb
21:54 gorb
21:53 gorb
21:51 gorb
21:48 JosephMendiola
21:46 Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490
21:44 Pappy
21:42 Uncle Phester
21:37 M. Murcek









Paypal:
Google
Search WWW Search rantburg.com