Russian nuclear submarine vessels in distress because ...

A nuclear submarine of Russia's strategy has been damaged following a collision with a rare fishing vessel yesterday morning (22 / 9).

Sources from the Pacific Fleet said the submarine was damaged only slightly the outer steel shell, after being stabbed to ship fish. According to this source, "fishing boat named Donets was trying to avoid collision with fishing boat Kormchy, but it did not expect it to make it single né rammed submarine St. George Victor Avacha anchoring in the bay. "

Nuclear submarines St. George Victor.

Fortunately, stab caused only minor damage to a strategic nuclear submarine, not damaging the nuclear reactors located in the hull. However, Victor also has to undergo repairs at a naval base Vilyuchinsk before being used again.

A preliminary investigation showed that the fault of the crew of fishing vessels Donets is the cause of the accident. They were drunk and ignored warning signals via radio should not notice went into the submarine piers of Victor.

433 K-St. George Victor is a submarine nuclear class III Delta Force personnel from the Russian Navy in 1980. As of now, this class nuclear submarines still plays almost the backbone of the fleet of strategic submarines of the Soviet Union and Russia. Submarines can carry up to 16 missiles with multiple warheads and electronic equipment, helping to reduce noise and avoid the possibility of being detected.