Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Russian Nuclear Submarine On Fire In Russian Port

Smoke rises from a Russian nuclear submarine in drydock for maintenance. @ govoritmsk / Twitter

RT: Reports of nuclear submarine on fire at Russian shipyard

A fire has reportedly broken out at a Russian nuclear submarine during repair work at a shipyard in Severodvinsk. The cause of the fire is believed to be related to welding work on the sub.

According to the the shipyard's spokesperson, the submarine’s nuclear reactor was shut down and its weapons unloaded before the repair started.

“The fire affected an area of some 20 square meters. The insulation between the hulls of the sub is burning,” a source told RIA Novosti news agency.

The fire at the Zvezdochka shipyard, in the Arkhangelsk Region town of Severodvinsk, started as welders were working at the K-266 Oryol, an Oscar II-class nuclear-powered submarine, the source said.

More News On A Russian Nuclear Submarine Being On Fire In Russian Port

Russian nuclear submarine fire: Live updates -- Mirror
No Casualties Reported After Russian Nuclear Submarine Fire -- Sputnik
Nuclear reactor of burning submarine at Russian shipyard shut down before fire — source -- ITAR-TASS
Russian atomic submarine catches fire in shipyard: Russian media -- Reuters
Russian nuclear submarine on fire in Arctic dock -- BBC
Russian nuclear submarine 'catches fire' in Zvyozdochka shipyard -- The Independent
Russian nuclear submarine catches fire at shipyard -- The Telegraph
Nuclear submarine catches fire in Russian shipyard: Firefighters battle blaze sparked by welding while it was undergoing repairs -- Daily Mail
Fire on Russian nuclear sub under repair at northern shipyard -- AFP
Russian nuclear submarine on fire after welders ignite hull insulation during shipyard repairs -- National Post
Russian reports: Nuclear submarine catches fire while under repair -- FOX News/AP
Russian Nuclear Sub 'On Fire In Dry Dock' -- SKY News
Russia: Fire on Nuclear Submarine at Repair Yard in Arkhangelsk -- Epoch Times
Media: Russian Atomic Submarine Catches Fire in Shipyard -- VOA

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