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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Russia’s fire-damaged nuclear sub to be repaired on time


Russia’s nuclear submarine damaged by fire in a dry dock in late December will be repaired and put back into combat duty according to schedule, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Tuesday.

On December 29, the outer hull of the Yekaterinburg Delta-class nuclear submarine caught fire during repairs at a shipyard in the northwest Russian Murmansk Region.

Seven crewmembers and two rescuers were injured as they battled the fire, which was put out the following day.

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