Fourteen submariners have died after a fire broke out on a submersible in Russian waters.
The crew members were poisoned by fumes during the blaze on Monday, the country’s defence ministry said.
Quoting security sources involved in the investigation, Russian news agency RBC identified the vessel as a nuclear-powered submarine of type AS-12. The experimental submarine is unarmed but often used in spy missions. It has a maximum 25 crew and can work up to depths of 3.7 miles. The same reports suggest the explosion happened around 8.30pm local time.
It is unclear how many submariners survived. Initially, a local publication called Severomorsk Life reported that five crew members were still alive, but those reports have since been deleted.
On Tuesday evening, Baza, a social media account associated with Russian law enforcement, suggested that “four or five” crew members were receiving treatment in Severomorsk’s military hospital for poisoning and concussion injuries. Another news account, Mash, of similar repute said the majority of the officers died in or on their way to hospital.
AS-12 (NATO reporting name: NORSUB-5), nicknamed Losharik, is a Project 10831 nuclear-powered deep-sea submarine operated by the Russian Navy.
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The crew members were poisoned by fumes during the blaze on Monday, the country’s defence ministry said.
Quoting security sources involved in the investigation, Russian news agency RBC identified the vessel as a nuclear-powered submarine of type AS-12. The experimental submarine is unarmed but often used in spy missions. It has a maximum 25 crew and can work up to depths of 3.7 miles. The same reports suggest the explosion happened around 8.30pm local time.
It is unclear how many submariners survived. Initially, a local publication called Severomorsk Life reported that five crew members were still alive, but those reports have since been deleted.
On Tuesday evening, Baza, a social media account associated with Russian law enforcement, suggested that “four or five” crew members were receiving treatment in Severomorsk’s military hospital for poisoning and concussion injuries. Another news account, Mash, of similar repute said the majority of the officers died in or on their way to hospital.
AS-12 (NATO reporting name: NORSUB-5), nicknamed Losharik, is a Project 10831 nuclear-powered deep-sea submarine operated by the Russian Navy.
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