Russian submarine sinks in Barent Sea - One survivor recovered so far

AFP via Babelfish translation ^

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A Russian submarine sinks at sea of Barents: 1 survivor (Navy)

A Russian submarine with twelve men of crew on his board sunk at sea of Barents and only one marine could be helped, announced Saturday morning the Interfax agency quoting a Russian naval officer.

"The operation of help started in the zone where the submarine sunk. A sailor has until now helped summer ", declared this officer of the fleet of the nord.La sea of Barents is located in the Arctic Ocean, in the north of the Scandinavian peninsula and Western Russia.

[McGavin999]

OMG, prayers for their recovery. I hope they find them soon.

[MEG33]

Not again..sad

[Destro]

12 man crew sub???????

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From Interfax Russian edition via Babelfish -

In Yakutia suffers(bears) disaster the international expedition(dispatch)

Yakutsk. August, 30. Èíòåðôàêñ - On the river Indigirka (Yakutia) suffers(bears) disaster the international expedition(dispatch) to structure of two Norwegians, two Danes and one Russian, has informed "Èíòåðôàêñó" on Saturday in the morning a source in the government of Yakutia.

As he said, the two-engined boat on which there was an expedition(a dispatch) on the river, has sunk. However members of expedition(dispatch) had time to give a signal about disaster and to develop(unwrap) a saving raft.

" Now them carries in the Âîñòî÷íî-Siberian sea ", - the interlocutor of agency has told.

At the request of the Ministry of Emergency Measures of Yakutia of Ministry of Defence has allocated for rescue of expedition(dispatch) two helicopters MI-8 from structure of search and rescue service of air station of Tiksi, has noted a source.

[commish]

"let me get this straight alexi, You've lost ANOTHER sub?"

a little gallows humor, but sincere prayers for the families and for the sailors trapped

[blam]

12 man crew? This is not a big 'fleet' submarine then, must be a research sub.

[Dog Gone]

A sailor has until now helped summer

At least this is more coherent than some recent NYTimes articles.

[BenLurkin]

Here's hoping they accept our help without the same delay as in the Kursk disaster.

[tlb]

"only one marine could be helped"

A marine on a research sub ? Seems more likely this was a small infiltration sub such as we are developing for Delta Force off the converted Ohios.

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According to ITAR-TASS: 2 dead, 1 saved, 10 still on board. As Drudge says "developing..."

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Prayers for the crew of the Submarine

[Poohbah]

Looks like a Paltus-class submersible, intended for intelligence work.

[Pro-Bush]

Flashback..

August 14, 2000-Russian nuclear submarine lying stricken at the bottom of the Barents Sea.

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Russian submarine sinks, only one of 12 crew rescued

A Russian submarine carrying 12 crew has sunk in the Barents sea, and only one sailor has so far been rescued, the Interfax news agency reported early Saturday, quoting an official with the northern fleet.

"Rescue efforts are presently under way in the area where the submarine sank. One serviceman has so far been rescued," the official said.

However, a defense ministry spokesman said there were only 10 men on board the submarine, Interfax reported.

One sailor had been rescued and the bodies of two others had been retrieved, the spokesman added.

The submarine, which sank overnight, had recently been decommissioned and was on its way to be dismantled, the northern fleet official said.

Just three years ago, the nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the Barents sea with 118 crew, who were all killed in Russia's worst naval disaster.

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It's the "K-159."

[Orangedog]

12 man crew? This is not a big 'fleet' submarine then, must be a research sub.

Come on. Didn't you see The Hunt For Red October? There were no more than 12 men on that sub toward the end of the movie. ;)

[Southack]

Heckofa place. Lots of old gold mining and potential uranium mining in that river.

Stalin used prison slaves to mine it back in his day.

[Husker24]

Someone needs to translate the translation.