A fire at a nuclear submarine “Eagle” is not localized – Russian newspaper

With the ignition on a nuclear submarine “Eagle” which is in dry dock ship repair Center “Zvezdochka”, for more than four hours of fighting fire brigades SPSCH-3, stationed in Severodvinsk, but to locate the source of fire has not yet succeeded – or 17:30 hours or 18 hours.

According to the “RG”, confirmed by witnesses of what is happening and published photos, smoke from burning rubber in mezhbortnom space does not stop, and according to some estimates, more fire shifted aft – from the 9th compartment to the 10th . At the same time we can not exclude that may have already been (or can) come on a special rubber coating on the outside of the submarine. Wind, according to eyewitnesses, is blowing in the bay, which is somewhat easier situation – the acrid smell carries away from the residential areas of the district Yagry that are in close proximity to the shipyard.

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The fire, as previously reported, has started (was seen) about 14 hours. At this point, the nuclear submarine was on solid ground in dry dock CA “Star”, which he entered for planned maintenance and upgrades. In all such cases, the ship arrives at the plant without arms – is an absolute requirement, and carried out strictly. Ship came under its own power, with the introduction reactor facilities – on their “Eagle” two, but before delivery to the dock both reactors were stopped, nuclear fuel have been completely unloaded.

So there is no analogy to the guided-missile cruiser “Ekaterinburg “which was made for inspection and troubleshooting dock Roslyakovo (Kola Peninsula) without unloading organic weapons. And there during hot work also caused a fire that caused serious turmoil in the peninsula and our Nordic neighbors. Fortunately, nothing happened then, but the fire seriously damaged the fore end of the ship, including complex and expensive elements sonar system.

What damage will result in a fire at the “Eagle”, nobody predicted not taken. But it is already clear that the planned schedule for its renovation and modernization will have to seriously adjust. In Severodvinsk already departed head of the technical department of the General Command of the Navy Rear Admiral Igor Zvarych, who is responsible for maintenance and repair of warships. On direct orders from Navy Commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov, who remains in St. Petersburg, Rear Admiral Zavarich connect to investigate the causes and circumstances of the incident.

As explained “WP” in the United Shipbuilding Corporation, in the formulation of the ship in such repairs, which is assigned to “Eagle”, all fire and other flammable work is carried out under the control of the crew and only with the written permission of the commander of the ship (at the “Eagle” is the captain I rank Vadim Zhurov) and commander-5 warhead.

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