Fire Breaks Out On Russian “Admiral Kuznetsov” Aircraft Carrier at the Barents Sea port of Murmansk.
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A blaze has broken out aboard Russian Navy’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, that is currently at the Barents Sea port of Murmansk for repair works. According to the latest reports by RT.com six people have reportedly been injured, two sailors and one worker are listed as missing, as fuel is still burning aboard the ship.
The blaze was sparked by welding, after which the fire spread to a space of 600 square meters an emergency services source told TASS news agency.
The Admiral Kuznetsov is a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser of project 1143.5, the only one in its class in the Russian Navy. It was launched in 1987 and it is named after the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union N. G. Kuznetsov.
This is not the first time fire breaks out aboard the aircraft carrier: on Jan. 7, 2009, a small fire broke out onboard Admiral Kuznetsov while anchored off Turkey during naval exercises in the Mediterranean with a group of Northern Fleet warships. Caused by a short-circuit, the fire led to the death of one crew member by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Considered that it’s dark in Murmansk in this period of the year, some videos of the fire circulating on social media are probably showing that incident aboard the aircraft carrier in 2009.
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The damn thing needs to be melted down for razor blades.
"The Kuz" never leaves port without a pair of ocean going tugs because more often than not this bucket of bolts ends up getting towed back to port somewhere.
Fantastic. How dangerous is the bucket of bolts?
dangerous to whom? opposing naval ships or it's own crew, when it's not tied to a dock...
While I have nothing against the Russian people, [deleted for deathwishing]
From an aviation standpoint, not really. The ski ramp used for launching only allows their aircraft to carry half of their normal stores of fuel and weapons. (mass, inertia, that sort of thing)
She did at one time carry 16 SSN-19 Shipwreck anti-ship missiles, any one of which could ruin your day.
But like most Soviet era ships, The Kuz was most dangerous to those that went to sea on her.
So we're not allowed to "death wish" evil horrid murderers? Can I death wish a terrorist? Or am I allowed to death-wish terrorists only if they're Muslim terrorists, right wing terrorists are to be protected? I wished Putin would be killed just like he has killed so many journalists, political opponents and dissenters, had them shot in the street, poisoned and assassinated defectors with banned radioactive materials making him a clear war criminal, invaded a neighboring sovereign country and has killed thousands of their people, but you want to delete my comment for wishing he'd die in a fire? Really? What about convicted death row prisoners, can we wish them death? Putin is a piece of shit no better than Hitler, he's just murdered only tens of thousands of innocent people instead of millions.
I don't think the rightwing has reached a consensus on the question of whether vlad good or bad. still a lot of cold war diehards left breathing in trumps base. fearless leader thinks vlad is his pal, not a mean old muslim terrorist, not good to disagree with fearless leader. lethal radioactive injections or hotel window swan dives for journalists or defectors? sneaky spy shit = good. IED's? messy = bad. or.... might be a case of increasing your monthly ticket count on a bullshit technicality. you may have a fan club. I got a ticket for death wishing somebody that was already dead once. beat that.
Thanks for the information.
Russia is not known for it's damage control, quality control, and safety record. Pretty dangerous. Especially in their shipbuilding. In answer to your question, as a retired seagoing sailor, I would be downright concerned to sail on one of their vessels. Especially their nuclear submarines!
From the beginning of the cold war to the present, the Soviet Union/Russia has lost 18 submarines to accidents or unknown causes. That's a lot!
Hardly a power to be feared.
The SSN-19s she carried was something every western battlegroup commander respected. A single hit on a cruiser or smaller warship would break it in two. It is a high mach 2+ sea skimming missile with a 1600lb warhead or 500Kt nuke payload.
It would be extremely foolish to underestimate your enemy. Especially one with nuclear weapons and other advanced weaponry.
tough shitski.
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