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Fire breaks out on troubled Russian aircraft carrier
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:25 pm
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A fire broke out on Russia’s only aircraft carrier as it underwent repairs in an Artic shipyard, Russian news agencies reported, wounding at least two service members.
Russia’s Northern Fleet officials on Thursday said the blaze on the ship, the Admiral Kuznetsov, has been contained and the injured men have received medical attention.
The Admiral Kuznetsov has been undergoing repairs for more than two years in Murmansk and suffered previous damage in October 2018 when a crane crashed onto its deck.
State news agency RIA Novosti quoted a source in the Zvezdochka shipyard as saying the fire broke out during welding operations.
More than 400 people were on board when the fire erupted, state news agency TASS quoted a Zvezdochka spokesman as saying.
News agency Interfax reported that the fire had spread over an area of about 600 square metres (6,500 square feet).
The Admiral Kuznetsov – launched in 1985 and the flagship of the Russian navy – has been undergoing its first major repairs since 1997.
The repairs were expected to be completed by the end of 2020, with the warship rejoining the navy in 2021.
The fire is the second major emergency on the ship since it docked for repairs in April 2018.
In October 2018, a crane collapsed on the carrier’s deck, injuring four people.
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This post was edited on 12/12/19 at 12:28 pm
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Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:27 pm to Jim Rockford
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Fre
i don't speak french...sheesh
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:28 pm to Jim Rockford
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The Admiral Kuznetsov has been undergoing repairs for more than two years in Murmansk
It’ll never be ready in time.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:28 pm to Jim Rockford
pretty sure it's trump's fault
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:30 pm to Jim Rockford
Surprised it wasn't nuclear we know dem russians like nuclear meltdowns!
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:34 pm to Jim Rockford
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Russia’s only aircraft carrier
but trump is scared of putin so he had to cowtow to him to win the election
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in an Artic shipyard
that just makes me laugh for some reason
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:37 pm to Skillet
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don't speak french...sheesh
completement fou
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:37 pm to Jim Rockford
The russians really are bad at playing navy.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:38 pm to Jim Rockford
It really is pretty pathetic on Russia’s behalf that they don’t have a functional air craft carrier. Yet they want us to believe they have hypersonic missiles. The only thing they have that is proven effective and possibly the best in the world is the s400 air defense system
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:40 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:Scruffy doesn’t think it will meet its deadline.
The repairs were expected to be completed by the end of 2020, with the warship rejoining the navy in 2021.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:47 pm to Jim Rockford
How is this their only aircraft carrier?
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:47 pm to Tigers0891
At least this will combat the frigid temperatures outside. 
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:50 pm to sec13rowBBseat28
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The russians really are bad at playing navy.
3 different systems of government over 3 centuries and they have yet to figure it out...
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:50 pm to Demshoes
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How is this their only aircraft carrier?
Because the size of the US Naval fleet dwarfs every other country's navy.
Hell, I believe the US Coast Guard's fleet would be something like top 20 largest navy on its own.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:53 pm to Jim Rockford
Hate to see the caterpillar drive get sabotaged by the cook again.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:54 pm to Sasquatch Smash
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Hell, I believe the US Coast Guard's fleet would be something like top 20 largest navy on its own.
IIRC the USCG operates the world's fifth largest naval air force.
On Kuznetsov's last operational deployment off Syria a couple of years ago they lost half their aircraft to mechanical or operational failure. Something like 4/8. It's a really small ship compared to American carriers.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:55 pm to Demshoes
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How is this their only aircraft carrier?
The Russians never saw them as force multipliers like we do. They have always been hyperfocused on a land war in Europe
Most of the needs in the Russian military can be served using cheaper vessels
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:57 pm to Jim Rockford
Ship committed suicide
Posted on 12/12/19 at 12:58 pm to CAD703X
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Artic shipyard
has to be on a "worst jobs" list.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 1:02 pm to Jim Rockford
Mike Anderson showed them how to get some insurance money out of it.
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