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2019-07-02 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

14 Sailors Die on Secretive Russian Nuclear Submarine

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Posted by Frank G 2019-07-02 12:37|| || Front Page|| [10329 views ] Top
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#1 They seem to have a lot of problems with their subs for some reason.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-07-02 12:46|| 2019-07-02 12:46|| Front Page Top

#2 for studying the seafloor and the bottom of the World Ocean in the interests of the Russian Navy

Pretty grim subject for a navy study.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-07-02 13:23|| 2019-07-02 13:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Some folks would use deepwater remotes.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-07-02 14:12|| 2019-07-02 14:12|| Front Page Top

#4 I was a surface sailor. Fire at sea was one of the things I feared. I can't imagine how bad it would be aboard a submarine.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2019-07-02 14:57|| 2019-07-02 14:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Probably with an enhanced oxygenated air system for deep dives, no less.

Horrible and tragic.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-07-02 15:29|| 2019-07-02 15:29|| Front Page Top

#6 #2
It's the rig that they use to map tamper points on undersea cables and occasionally snag a sosus transponder.

Posted by ed in texas 2019-07-02 20:23|| 2019-07-02 20:23|| Front Page Top

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