[Jimbuna]

Fourteen sailors have been killed after a fire broke out on a Russian submarine.

Russia's Defence Ministry said the blaze erupted on Monday while the vessel was performing tests.

The ministry said in a statement that the fire was extinguished thanks to the crew's "self-sacrifice".

It added that the submersible is now at the Arctic port of Severomorsk, the main base of Russia's Northern Fleet.

The ministry's statement said the submersible is intended for studying the seabed, but did not give its name or type.

The Russian navy uses Priz-class and Bester-class deep water vehicles, which have a hull built of titanium and are capable of operating at a depth of 3,281ft (1,000 meters)

The blaze marks the deadliest Russian naval incident since 2008, when 20 died when a firefighting system was accidentally initiated while the Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine of Russia's Pacific Fleet was undergoing trials.

In the deadliest naval incident in post-Soviet Russia, the Kursk nuclear submarine exploded and sank on 12 August 2000, during naval manoeuvres in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 crewmembers.
https://news.sky.com/story/fourteen-...-fire-11755295
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48844013

Tragic