Posted on 07/02/2019 3:54:01 PM PDT by LibWhacker
Jul 2, 2019 @ 22:24 Diane Shalem First reports reaching DEBKAfile’s military sources say that a US submarine intercepted a Russian nuclear sub in American waters opposite Alaska. The Russian sub escorting the nuclear submarine responded with a Balkan 2000 torpedo and scuttled the US vessel. Urgent consultations in both the White House and the Kremlin were taking place on Tuesday night. US Vice President Mike Pence called off an appearance in New Hampshire after being recalled to Washington for a conference called by President Donald Trump without explanation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin cancelled an engagement and headed for the Kremlin to confer with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and military chiefs, after learning that 14 submariners died in a fire that broke out on a nuclear-powered “experimental submarine in Russian waters.” This account carried in Russian media varies in most respects from the first reports reaching this site and may refer to a separate incident. They report between 14 and 17 members of an AS-12 nuclear powered submarine died of poisonous fumes caused by a fire aboard the vessel. The submarine was described as experimental and unarmed but often used in spy missions. It is unclear how many of the 25 crew survived. Local media suggest four or five are receiving treatment in Severomorsk’s military hospital for poisoning and concussion injuries. Another news account said the majority of the officers died in or on their way to hospital. These reports do not cite the cause of the fire.
At this point, anything is possible.
Could be another cover story. Who knows?
5.56mm
I immediately heard this song playing in my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3atTP6hqlg
Russians blew up their own sub again sounds more like it.
Scuttled the US vessel? Is this a translation error?
Doesn’t sound true to me, having known US people in the anti-submarine world. I can’t imagine that our folks would do that, and I think - since the EU has been alerted - that this is actually about something Iran is doing or has done.
WOW...
Hard to find facts on this event.
Maybe why Pence suddenly returned to the White House this morning......
I know. Made no sense to me either.
Andrei... you’ve lost another submarine?
Along the same lines... Do submarines get in firefights? What, with one megaton nukes?
In before the obligatory Fred Thompson pic?
Something could be up:
Pence -> “meeting in DC”. Who knows where he is now...
Putin - Meets with defense minister
Russian sub fire / gold was dropping and pops up.
What a piece of crap for an article. Was the US ship sank by the Russians or was the Russian sub ‘scuttled’. Scuttled is vastly different from ‘sank’. Why happened to the officers and crew of the Russian sub where so many wee killed/died, especially on an unmanned submarine. unmanned means no one was on board. Are we at war with Russia? Were they in our territorial waters?
My third grade grandson could have written this article with more information. Not fake news but really stupid.
Here is a link to the o ly non Debka story on this
Scuttled the US vessel? Is this a translation error?
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Yes. “Scuttled the” likely should be “Scuttled by the”.
The writing indicates English is a third or fourth language.
someone call Sarah Palin, she undoubtably watched it all from her front porch
and she will certainly give us the straight story
LOL!
You betcha!
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