14 crew killed in fire on Russian submersibleThe fire has been put out on the submersible vessel, which is now in the Kola Peninsula, picturedMOSCOW - Fourteen Russian seamen have died in a fire on a deep-water research submersible, Russia's defence ministry said Tuesday, the latest in a string of disasters and accidents to hit the country's navy. "On July 1, a fire broke out during bathymetric measurements on a scientific research deep-sea submersible," a defence ministry spokeswoman said. The vessel was conducting research on areas near the seabed and the seabed itself in Russian waters in the interests of the Russian naval fleet, the ministry said. The defence ministry provided no other details. Little is known about the AS-12 mini nuclear submarine.

Source: Bangkok Post July 02, 2019 16:18 UTC