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Twenty die on Russian sub
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The fire safety system on a brand-new Russian nuclear submarine accidentally turned on as the sub was being tested in the Sea of Japan on Nov. 8, spewing a gas that suffocated 20 people and sent 21 others to the hospital, officials said.
The Russian Navy said the submarine itself was not damaged in the accident and returned to its base on Russia's Pacific coast under its own power Nov. 9. The accident also did not pose any radiation danger, the navy said.
It was Russia's worst naval accident since torpedo explosions sank another nuclear-powered submarine, the Kursk, in the Barents Sea in 2000, killing all 118 seamen aboard. (AP)
ロシア原潜事故で20人死亡
11月8日、日本海で試験航行中だったロシア海軍の原子力潜水艦で消火システムの誤作動が原因と思われる事故が発生し、乗組員ら20人が死亡した。
Shukan ST: Nov. 21, 2008
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