Fifteen American sailors received minor injuries after the submarine collided with an "unknown object" while diving into the waters of the South China Sea. Writes about this BBC. The USS Connecticut boat collided with the object back on Saturday, October 15. American officials said that ...
The Northern Command of the United States Armed Forces announced the discovery of a Russian submarine off the coast of Alaska. Writes about this Meduza. “The command is closely monitoring the Russian submarine that surfaced near Alaska today. We closely follow the vessels of interest to us, including ...
14 sailors died in a fire on a deep-sea vehicle of the Russian Navy, the Defense Ministry said. The incident took place on July 1, but it became known about it only the next day. Poisoning by combustion products became the cause of death of submariners. Among the dead were seven captains of the first rank and ...
The second Russian submarine of the Severodvinsk type K-561 Kazan, which is a modified project 08851 Yasen-M, went to sea for the first time for testing. The publication of The National Interest tells about this. The massive missile submarine was designed by the Malachite Design Bureau in St. Petersburg and built in the northern Russian city ...
Seven years ago, filmmaker Tiller Russell was preparing to meet with a former Russian mobster who lived in Miami before his arrest and organized the sale of a Soviet submarine for transporting cocaine in the 90s. Ludwig Feinberg, known as "Tarzan", was in prison. He was convicted of ...
At the height of the Cold War, using eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes as cover, the CIA spent $ 350 million trying to steal a Soviet submarine. Writer Josh Dean details one of the most amazing covert operations in American history in his new book, Capture of the K-129, this book ...
British fishermen have reported a possible collision of a British trawler with a Russian submarine in the Irish Sea. The crew of the fishing vessel reported that on Wednesday an unknown underwater object caught on a trawl and dragged the vessel towards the Isle of Man. According to the head of the Association ...
The headquarters for extinguishing the fire on the Orel nuclear submarine decided to flood the dock in order to extinguish the fire, the United Shipbuilding Corporation said. “Currently, preparations are underway for dock operations, that is, preparations for filling the dock with water, which should lead...
At the Zvezdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Region, the Project 949A multipurpose submarine Orel (code "Antey"), which has been under repair since November 2013, caught fire. It is reported that there was no open fire on the submarine, but there was heavy smoke. The reactor core was unloaded...
Russia's armed forces are once again testing NATO's patience. This time - both in the sky and in the sea. A Russian plane has once again been spotted off the coast of the Baltic countries. According to the National Armed Forces of Latvia, on Friday NATO fighter jets again had to climb...