https://freerepublic.com/tag/submarineaccident/ en-us Thu, 4 Jul 2019 03:01:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3761479/posts "Krasnaya Zvezda, the official newspaper of the Russian Ministry of Defense, has included a heretofore unseen drawing of the Project 09852 Belgorod, a heavily modified Oscar II-class submarine outfitted for various "special projects" missions, in its latest report about a fire that killed 14 sailors onboard a still-unnamed Russian submarine on Monday. Russia officially launched the still-under-construction Belgorod, which is presently the world's longest submarine, in April 2019. At the same time, new details regarding the July 1st accident have begun to trickle out, although they are limited in number and some are unconfirmed in nature." ... "We have no... The Drive https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3761479/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jul 2019 03:01:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/731776/posts Crew would have been killed, investigators say By James W. Crawley STAFF WRITER August 7, 2002 The Navy's only diesel submarine, the San Diego-based Dolphin, came within 75 seconds of sinking in May as seawater flooded several compartments and electrical power failed, according to a report released yesterday. And if the ship had sunk, investigators concluded, there was no possibility of rescuing the crew because the Dolphin is the only Navy sub without a standard rescue hatch. The 41 sailors and two civilians aboard the research sub were apparently saved by using portable pumps and lashing a steel door shut.... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/731776/posts#comment Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:08:40 GMT