Russian Submarine Accident
By And people wonder why I was concerned about the ability to Peter the Great to make it to Venezuela and back:
More than 20 people were killed and another 20 injured when a fire extinguishing system was inadvertently activated aboard a Russian nuclear submarine in the Pacific Ocean, the Russian navy said Sunday.
“During sea trials of a nuclear-powered submarine of the Pacific Fleet the firefighting system went off unsanctioned, killing over 20 people, including servicemen and workers,” said Captain Igor Dygalo, the navy’s spokesman.
The accident did not apparently affect the submarine’s nuclear reactor. “The submarine is not damaged, its reactor works as normal, and background radiation levels are normal,” Dygalo stated.
Time for a new entry in the “Soviet Submarine Disaster of the Day” series. The submarine is on its way back to port. Custodian at ID wonders whether this was the submarine intended for lease to India. Russian Navy Blog has a bit more.
…Russia Navy Blog has a more substantial update.