Damaged Russian Sub Linked to Underwater Drone Program
Fire aboard secret Losharik vessel killed 14 submariners
Bill Gertz - July 4, 2019 5:00 AM
A fire aboard a secret Russian nuclear research vessel that killed 14 Russians may have been involved in secret operations by Moscow to support underwater drone operations.
Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement that the fire broke out aboard a research submersible designed to study the seafloor and ocean bottom on July 1, killing a total of 14 "submariners" from smoke inhalation.
The location of the accident was not specified other than Russian territorial waters with reports from Russia saying the incident occurred in the Barents Sea, and the submarine described as the AS-12, nicknamed "Losharik," was towed to the Northern Fleet headquarters at Severomorsk.
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