The victims of the fire onboard the “Losharik”. Photo: Russky Podplav at VKontakte
Sputnik: 'Great Loss’: Putin Says Highly Decorated Naval Officers Died in Submersible Fire (Video)
The Russian Defence Ministry announced earlier in the day that 14 people had died as a result of a fire that erupted inside a deep-sea military submersible while it was coducting research of the sea bottom in Russian territorial waters for the Russian military.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met the country's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu hours after the news about the deadly incident aboard an underwater vessel had broke.
Seven captains of the first rank and two Heroes of Russia have died in the incident, Putin stated. "This is a great loss", Putin emphasised.
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WNU Editor: Speculation is that this submersible's primary purpose is to do this .... The Russian submarine that caught fire and killed 14 may have been designed to cut undersea internet cables (Business Insider).
More News On Yesterday's Russian Navy Submersible Fire
Russia’s defense chief gives orders to repair submersible damaged by fire -- TASS
Russia says details of fatal submersible fire are 'state secret' -- BBC
Submersible on which 14 sailors died is state secret, says Kremlin -- The Guardian
Russian submarine accident remains shrouded in mystery -- DW
Russian defense chief says there are survivors of navy fire -- Military Times/AP
Fire Aboard Russian Deep-Sea Research Vehicle Claims 14 Lives -- Sputnik
7 captains, 2 ‘Heroes of Russia’ among those killed in fire on Russian deep submersible – Putin -- RT
Russian MoD names naval officers who perished in deep sea sub fire -- RT
Russian Military Denies Telling Norwegian Nuke Watchdog of Alleged Submarine Gas Explosion -- Sputnik
Critics Accuse Russia of Covering Up Nuclear Sub Fire, Compare to Chernobyl -- Moscow Times/Reuters
7 comments:
Sad news.
My thoughts were that they were on a undersea cable cutting operation or going Red Star Rogue.
Remember all the tin foil scare crows yesterday saying Pence was returning cuz USA and Russia just fought a underwater battle?
I am shocked Russia released the names and pictures of the deceased, a very un-Soviet practice. So secrecy has diminished somewhat, good to see.
What is so shocking about the tin foil brigade is if a US sub was destroyed, how the heck could the USA hide the death of over 130 people and the loss of a sub? Impossible. Secrets abound in the undersea service, just read "Blind mans bluff" to see about a few.
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I read the rumor about a destroyed sub. Actually, They could keep it secret for a few weeks or up to almost 6 months, but eventually it would come out. Eventually the blue or gold team and their dependents would realize that a sub has not comeback to port.
The USSR are the people, who shot down an airline and launched an ICBM against Hawaii. So shooting a sub is no biggie.
Or Pence's wife had a health scare or something innocuous like that. There was no underwater shooting war lol. Sometimes, while watching geopolitics gradually heating up, we want things to have a more exciting explanation than the usual, like a fire or an alarming x-ray.
Also, of course they released the names of the deceased. They've been doing that with their officers in Syria for years now. I swear some of ya'll are still living in the 80's.
Putin was alive in the 80s. His mindset was formed then.
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