Ma– Two British soldiers die and another is injured on HMS Tireless during an exercise in the Arctic. The St Daniel of Moscow was moored in the Barents sea, north of the Rybachiy peninsula near Russia’s border with Finland when it caught fire. Septem– A fire on board a Viktor-III class Russian navy submarine kills two crew. Aug– One worker is killed and another seriously injured in an explosion on a decommissioned Victor-III class Russian nuclear submarine docked in the northern shipyard of Severodvinsk for dismantling. nuclear submarine San Francisco runs aground off Guam in the Pacific Ocean. Aug– A Russian nuclear-powered submarine, the K-159 sinks as it is being transported through the Barents Sea on its way to a scrapyard at the port of Polyarny. Nine people aboard die, including students and instructors in commercial fishing. Febru– The nuclear submarine USS Greeneville’s rudder tears through the Ehime Maru’s lower deck during a fast surface maneuver, sinking the Japanese fishing boat within minutes. A 2002 report said a torpedo fuel leak caused the massive explosion. Timeline: Worst nuclear submarine incidents Some of the major accidents and incidents involving nuclear submarines in the 21st century: Aug– The Russian Oscar-II class submarine Kursk with 118 crew members sinks to the bottom of the Barents Sea after an explosion triggered a raging fire in the vessel. Russia’s worst post-Soviet submarine disaster was in August 2000 when the nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea killing all 118 crewmen aboard. Media reports of what happened at the time of the fire were contradictory and foreign journalists were unable to gain access to the high security zone.
The magazine said that if one of the torpedoes had exploded it could have threatened the nuclear missiles, leading to an extremely dangerous nuclear accident.
“K-84 was in dock with rockets and torpedoes on board,” the magazine said, adding that apart from the nuclear weapons the submarine was carrying torpedoes and mines as well as its two nuclear reactors. Vlast reported that immediately after the fire the Yekaterinburg sailed to the navy’s weapons store, an unusual trip for a damaged submarine supposedly carrying no weapons and casting doubt on assurances that it was not armed. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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