Fatal Error

[Herman]

I was looking in the SubSim news and saw this article:

In 2006 a decision about dismantling the fastest in the world nuclear powered submarine Project 661 (Anchar), known in the West by its NATO Papa class, will be taken in 2006.Bellona (http://www.bellona.no/en/international/russia/navy/northern_fleet/decommissioning/40911.html)

Didn't the one and only Papa-class SSGN suffer an accident and sink in 1988 in the Norwegian Sea?

[Bort]

Nope, I think that you're thinking of the Mike, another one off that sank in the Norwegian Sea in 1988, not the Papa.

[Herman]

Thanks! I stand corrected. :yep:

[Kapitan]

the name bellona give "golden fish" is also wrong thats the nick name for the alfa class not the papa.

i feel well sorry for the guys dismantleing this beast there gunna need all the help they can get :arrgh!:

There were such incidents with two Charlie I boats: K-313 and K-429. Both accidently sunk when were at base, but later both were raised.
There were no such incidents with Papa. Though, K-162 (later K-222) suffered a moderate reactor accident. But didn't sink.
Papa also was nicknamed "Golden Fish" - the same as Alfa. It was unofficial nickname given to any boat that is modern, but expencive and difficult in service.