![]() The minister didn't specify how many people were rescued. Speaking the same day in Severomorsk, the base of Russia's Northern Fleet where the vessel is currently docked, Shoigu said that some crew members and one civilian survived the accident in the Barents Sea involving what the Kremlin has described as a "research submersible." "There is information that is categorized as a state secret," Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on July 3, adding it was classified "in the interest of the state and state security." The Defense Ministry said the incident took place on July 1, but it was not officially disclosed until late the next day.ĭid A Deadly Fire Break Out On A Secret Russian Spy Sub? Here's What We Know About 'Losharik' Russian officials have kept details about the incident confidential. However, he did not say what caused the fire.Ĭiting sources close to the crew, the Russian daily newspaper Kommersant reported that the investigation is considering a short circuit as a reason for the fire. Shoigu, who has been tasked by Putin with overseeing investigations into the incident, said the fire erupted in the submarine's battery compartment. “This leads to us to hope that in quite a short time the vessel can be put back into service," he added. All the necessary measures were taken by the crew to protect the reactor, which is in complete working order," Shoigu told Putin, according to a transcript issued by the Kremlin. “The nuclear reactor on the vessel is completely isolated and unmanned. Late Reports, An Article Scrubbed: Details Scant Following Deadly Russian Submarine Fire
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