The Deadly Losharik Submarine Fire and Russia's Secret Undersea Agenda

NY Times ^ | April 21, 2020 | James Glanz and Thomas Nilsen

[C19fan]

There could hardly have been a more terrifying place to fight a fire than in the belly of the Losharik, a mysterious deep-diving Russian submarine.

Something, it appears, had gone terribly wrong in the battery compartment as the sub made its way through Russian waters 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle on the First of July. A fire on any submarine may be a mariner’s worst nightmare, but a fire on the Losharik was a threat of another order altogether. The vessel is able to dive far deeper than almost any other sub, but the feats of engineering that allow it do so may have helped seal the fate of the 14 sailors killed in the disaster.

[C19fan]

"Hunt for Red October" memes seem appropriate.

[null and void]

This is the photo of the secret Losharik submarine as it was printed in the Russian version of Top Gear this week. (Photo: Top Gear)

Russia says it plans to fully restore the sub and put it back into service. Not everyone seems worried about that.

[IronJack]

Why don't the Russians just name their newest submarine the "Roulette?" It's more descriptive.

Joining the Russian navy is like juggling lit dynamite.

[Kommodor]

Could be worse, you could join their space program (60’s edition)

[DUMBGRUNT]

“Joining the Russian navy is like juggling lit dynamite.”

Are the Russians pushing the equipment to, or past the design limits? Or defective components/ poor workmanship?
Both???

[dirtymac]

The Russians have made secret contact with life forms from outer space, living at the depths of the oceans. Since the aliens do not have legal status to be on earth, the Russians are concerned the illegal aliens may get deported before they can fully extract the space travel knowledge necessary for extended stays in space.

I have proof that this is true and have seen examples of their earth formed bodies that allow them to be seen in society. Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton to name a couple.

[timestax]

Shumer and Nasty PaLousy

[IronJack]

Probably a little of both. Russian technology is dark age stuff, and there's not much incentive to improve it, at least for consumer goods. For military gear, you'd think the incentive would be there, especially with Putin at the helm. But decades of socialist ennui (and drunkenness) have created a workforce that seems to not give a tinker's borscht about quality.

Very dangerous in situations where failure = catastrophe. Like on a submarine. Or a spacecraft.