Questions are being raised about the role of a secretive Russian nuclear-powered submersible after an onboard fire killed 14 crew members. The navy's commander in chief is carrying out the investigation," Russian state media cited the ministry as saying in a statement. Russian media outlets, citing military sources, identified the vessel as a nuclear-powered AS-12 Losharik submersible, which belongs to an underwater intelligence research unit. The Pentagon worried the Russian ship was too close to major cables near the US military base at Guantanamo Bay. STR Decommissioned Russian nuclear submarines in their Arctic base of Severomorsk.

Source: Stuff July 04, 2019 07:41 UTC