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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Rooskie nuke sub on fire
2015-04-07
Details at the link and snark at Twitchy. As a commenter there says, "Nothing inspires one with confidence in technology like the words 'Russian nuclear submarine'."

I must say, looking at the pics of this sub, the one thing it really needs is an overhaul. I thought navies didn't like rust?
Is this the one that was scheduled to take our Yellowstone Park ?
Posted by:Steve White

#9  That is one big rusty boomer pig.......
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2015-04-07 22:03  

#8  snuggle up to the batteries in the water bath, my expendables....
Posted by: Frank G   2015-04-07 21:25  

#7  Isn't that hard on the electronics?

Sure, Skidmark, but fire is hard on the electronics, too.
Posted by: trailing wife   2015-04-07 20:38  

#6  1960's technology is quite robust compared to those fancy western 'electronics' the West relies on so much.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2015-04-07 20:38  

#5  The fire was localized after firefighters decided to immerse the burning submarine in water to douse the flames.

They scuttled it to put out the fire?
Isn't that hard on the electronics?
Posted by: Skidmark   2015-04-07 20:17  

#4  SSGN
Posted by: badanov   2015-04-07 19:10  

#3  Someone wanted a day off?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-04-07 12:21  

#2  At first, I took the "nuke" in the title to be a verb ... as in "Russians blow up burning sub with a nuke" ... like putting an injured horse down. They don't mess around.

But then my brain started working. ;-p
Posted by: ExtremeModerate   2015-04-07 12:00  

#1  "Yuri, you've lost another submarine?"
Posted by: Raj   2015-04-07 10:29  

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