Posted on 07/02/2019 9:30:41 AM PDT by AdmSmith
The Russian deep-water submersion on which the fire occurred on July 1 is the nuclear submarine AS-12, known as "Losharik."
The incident occurred on July 1 at about 20.30. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the death of 14 submariners in the "deep-water apparatus" based inSeveromorsk.
bkmk
Hi.
I’m sorry...
“Yuri, you lost ANOTHER submarine?”
5.56mm
Gee...that’s a shame.
Being the father of an ex-nuke submariner, I can’t help but feel for all affected by this kind of thing. These kids are the bravest of the brave and the smartest of the smart. I cannot even fathom being at the bottom of the sea. The idea fills me with horror. And being on a boat with more destructive potential than any other man-made instrument is scary enough.
Submariners are a different breed...................no matter what navy they are in.............
I cannot even fathom being at the bottom of the sea.
Freudian pun?
The Kursk immediately comes to mind.
The vessel is operated by the Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research, nicknamed GUGI, a branch directly under General Staff of the Armed Forces. From the Oleniya base, the Directorate operates a fleet of nine nuclear-powered submarines and a few surface vessels that frequently sails out on special missions. Little is known about the nature of those voyages, except reports of significantly increased activity along subsea cables which carry global electronic communication.
The “Losharik” has one reactor. Little is known about the state of the vessel and reactor following yesteday’s accident.
It is believed that the vessel can be carried by the «Podmoskvye», a rebuilt Delta-IV class submarine. The “Losharik” can reportedly submerge to 6,000 meter depths and does not carry weapons.
The “Losharik” is believed to be able to bring - or remove - other small installations and devices for military purposes to be placed on the sea floor. In the Arctic, or at other locations important for the Russian navy. Such devices can be noice-makers to distract foreign submarines when Russian submarines sail out from the Kola Peninsula to the North Atlantic. Other listening devices can detect sounds made by the propellers of enemy ships. The submarine can launch and recover unmanned subsea vehicles.
The article is in Russian. I’m not going to bother to have it translated.
I had a buddy who became a nuclear submariner. I saw him at a Christmas party and soon found out there wasn’t a whole lot to make small talk about.
Ping.
Perhaps there is some kind of radioactive leakage in the waters and the Russians need our assistance.
**And being on a boat with more destructive potential than any other man-made instrument is scary enough.***
Knowing there is probably another sub close by ready to “kill” your sub if war breaks out.
My boy was assigned to the USS Ohio at that time and I was very upset that the disaster happened. And watching the futile efforts which would have been extremely difficult for us, if possible at all, was frustrating.
Geo-political issues aside, humanity trumps them on occasion.
They spend months at a time isolated completely from the entire world..............
amen
More info here:
14 Sailors Die on Secretive Russian Nuclear Submarine
https://news.usni.org/2019/07/02/14-sailors-die-on-secretive-russian-nuclear-submarine
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