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Fire Aboard Russian Submarine Kills 14 Sailors

posted by martyb on Wednesday July 03 2019, @04:02AM   Printer-friendly
from the nowhere-to-run dept.

takyon writes:

Russia: Fire kills 14 sailors aboard navy research submersible

A fire aboard a Russian navy research submersible has killed 14 crew members, the Russian defence ministry says.

The crew was poisoned by fumes as the vessel was taking measurements in Russian territorial waters on Monday.

The ministry gave no details about the type of vessel. But Russian media reports say it was a nuclear mini-submarine used for special operations.

The fire was later put out and the vessel is now at Severomorsk, the main base of the Russian Northern Fleet.

Rumors of imminent global conflict turned out to be unfounded.

Also at NYT.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday July 03 2019, @06:30AM (4 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 03 2019, @06:30AM (#862616) Journal

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    "The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all."

    Don't know a thing about any of them, but it takes a ballsy sumbitch to ride a boat beneath the waves.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @07:17AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @07:17AM (#862622)

    "The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all."

    Fake news, folks.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @07:43AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @07:43AM (#862626)

      That seems a cautious assessment.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @12:43PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @12:43PM (#862680)

        That's brave of you to point that out.

  • (Score: 3, Touché) by PiMuNu on Wednesday July 03 2019, @08:59AM

    by PiMuNu (3823) on Wednesday July 03 2019, @08:59AM (#862637)

    > The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.

    The foolish, on the other hand, just die.