Delphi's Clone Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Russian Nuclear Submarine Sinks 7 minutes ago MOSCOW - A Russian nuclear-powered submarine sank in the Barents Sea on Saturday morning as it was being towed to a scrapyard, killing at least two of the 10 sailors on board, the Defense Ministry said. The nuclear reactor of the 40-year-old K-159 was shut down at the time the vessel sank at about 4 a.m. about 3 1/2 miles northwest of Kildin Island, the Defense Ministry said. No weapons were aboard the sub, the ministry said. One sailor was rescued, the bodies of two dead crew members were found and the fate of seven others were unknown, the ministry said. The K-159, a November-class attack submarine, was decommissioned on July 16, 1989. It was being towed on four floating hulls from its base in the town of Gremikha to a plant in Polarnye to be scrapped. The hulls were torn off on Friday night during a fierce storm, and the submarine sank in 560 feet of water, the ministry said. November-class submarines entered service between 1958-1963, according to Jane's Fighting Ships. They carried 86 crew members and low-yield nuclear torpedoes. Russia has about 200 decommissioned submarines, which clutter harbors and pose an increasing environmental risk. Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Sardinia for meetings with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. It was unclear whether he had been informed of the sub's sinking. Russia's last major submarine accident was the sinking of the Kursk on Aug. 12, 2000, while on maneuvers in the Barents Sea. All 118 men on board were killed, and the tragedy shed light on the troubles of the Russian navy in the post-Soviet era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_dog no.3 Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Well I'll admit it. Our subs have gone from superior to ... unsafe. Well at least this one doesn't seem as bad as the other one. (at liest I hope so) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Nah it's not worst then the Kursk. The Kurks was the Russian navy's pride and killed more people. They really need to do something with those old subs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clefo Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Russian Nuclear Submarine Just Sunk. [condescendingenglishteacher] SANK, it's SANK. Do you not want to get anywhere in life? Working at Taco Bell until you're old? Well get your tenses right [/condescendingenglishteacher] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 whoa Clefo clam down man. Everyone can make spelling mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clefo Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 *Since most of you are too stupi... errr.. can't tell, the preceeding was sarcastic, you god damn mor... errr nice person you* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthfergie Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 *waves hand in the air* OOH! OOH! Mr. Condescendingenglishteacher Sir! I got it! Well thankfully it was scrap and wasn't an active duty sub, or we'd be seeing 100 dead instead of 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphi's Clone Posted September 1, 2003 Author Share Posted September 1, 2003 Originally posted by Clefo [condescendingenglishteacher] SANK, it's SANK. Do you not want to get anywhere in life? Working at Taco Bell until you're old? Well get your tenses right [/condescendingenglishteacher] Sarcastic as you may be trying to be I already earn more than three of you could ever accomplish in a year. That’s not being sarcastic. Have a nice day. Yes, it is good that only few died, but still the thing that worries me is that many more might die due to radiation in the following years, once the water eats through the hull and they nuclear reactors compartment. ~Delphi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_dog no.3 Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 Well like I said, our subs are begining to seem very unstable. I hope this is just a minority of them. Even the American subs seem better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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