Thu Dec 12, 2019, 05:21 PM
RainCaster (6,843 posts)
Russia's only carrier, damaged in shipyard accident, now on fire
Source: Ars Technica
The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only aircraft carrier, caught fire today during repairs in Murmansk. While officials of the shipyard said that no shipyard workers were injured, Russia's TASS news service reports that at least 12 people (likely Kuznetsov sailors) were injured, some critically. In addition, three people, possibly including the third-rank captain in charge of the ship's repairs, are unaccounted for. The Kuznetsov has had a long string of bad luck, experiencing fires at sea, oil spills, and landing deck accidents—including a snapped arresting wire that caused a landing Sukhoi Su-33 fighter to roll off the end of the deck and into the ocean. Its boilers belched black smoke during the ship's transit to Syria in 2016, and it had to be towed back home after breaking down during its return in 2017. Then last year, as it was undergoing repairs in a floating drydock in Murmansk's Shipyard 82, the drydock sank and a crane on the drydock slammed into the Kuznetsov, leaving a gash in the ship's hull. It looked like completion of repairs might be put off indefinitely because repair of the drydock would take over a year, and the budget for repairs had been slashed. The fire was caused when sparks from welding work near one of the ship's electrical distribution compartments set a cable on fire. The fire spread through the wiring throughout compartments of the lower deck of the ship, eventually involving 120 square meters (1,300 square feet) of the ship's spaces. In total, 12 victims were delivered to hospitals, 10 of them were saved during the fire. One is assessed as serious, and one suffered a head injury. Most received poisoning from combustion products, according to a report from TASS. Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/russias-only-carrier-damaged-in-shipyard-accident-now-on-fire/ It looks like Putin lost his only Aircraft Carrier, and it will be out of commision for some time. Maybe Donny can loan him a few?     
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 Russia's only carrier, damaged in shipyard accident, now on fire (Original post) |
RainCaster | Dec 2019 | OP |
| riversedge | Dec 2019 | #1 | |
| Sherman A1 | Dec 2019 | #2 | |
| TheBlackAdder | Dec 2019 | #3 | |
| B Stieg | Dec 2019 | #18 | |
| ffr | Dec 2019 | #4 | |
| Xolodno | Dec 2019 | #24 | |
| dware | Dec 2019 | #25 | |
| Xolodno | Dec 2019 | #26 | |
| dware | Dec 2019 | #29 | |
| lastlib | Dec 2019 | #5 | |
| ChazInAz | Dec 2019 | #6 | |
| tosh | Dec 2019 | #7 | |
| Hekate | Dec 2019 | #8 | |
| paleotn | Dec 2019 | #13 | |
| Roy Rolling | Dec 2019 | #9 | |
| Scurrilous | Dec 2019 | #30 | |
| Sapient Donkey | Dec 2019 | #10 | |
| Adsos Letter | Dec 2019 | #11 | |
| paleotn | Dec 2019 | #12 | |
| keithbvadu2 | Dec 2019 | #14 | |
| marble falls | Dec 2019 | #17 | |
| marble falls | Dec 2019 | #15 | |
| FailureToCommunicate | Dec 2019 | #21 | |
| BigmanPigman | Dec 2019 | #16 | |
| oldsoftie | Dec 2019 | #19 | |
| SCVDem | Dec 2019 | #20 | |
| RainCaster | Dec 2019 | #28 | |
| TheFourthMind | Dec 2019 | #22 | |
| TryLogic | Dec 2019 | #23 | |
| C Moon | Dec 2019 | #27 |
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 05:27 PM
riversedge (59,466 posts)
1. pic: A dozen injured, others reported missing in electrical fire aboard ship damaged by sinking dock
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I do feel bad to the injured and missing and their families.
Russia’s only carrier, damaged in shipyard accident, now on fire A dozen injured, others reported missing in electrical fire aboard ship damaged by sinking dock. Sean Gallagher - 12/12/2019, 9:13 AM MURMANSK, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 12, 2019: A fire has broken out aboard the Project 11435 aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov of the Russian Northern Fleet. Admiral Kuznetsov is the only aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy. Lev Fedoseyev/TASS Enlarge / MURMANSK, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 12, 2019: A fire has broken out aboard the Project 11435 aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov of the Russian Northern Fleet. Admiral Kuznetsov is the only aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy. Lev Fedoseyev/TASS The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only aircraft carrier, caught fire today during repairs in Murmansk. While officials of the shipyard said that no shipyard workers were injured, Russia's TASS news service reports that at least 12 people (likely Kuznetsov sailors) were injured, some critically. In addition, three people, possibly including the third-rank captain in charge of the ship's repairs, are unaccounted for. The Kuznetsov has had a long string of bad luck, experiencing fires at sea, oil spills, and landing deck accidents—including a snapped arresting wire that caused a landing Sukhoi Su-33 fighter to roll off the end of the deck and into the ocean. Its boilers belched black smoke during the ship's transit to Syria in 2016, and it had to be towed back home after breaking down during its return in 2017. Then last year, as it was undergoing repairs in a floating drydock in Murmansk's Shipyard 82, the drydock sank and a crane on the drydock slammed into the Kuznetsov, leaving a gash in the ship's hull. It looked like completion of repairs might be put off indefinitely because repair of the drydock would take over a year, and the budget for repairs had been slashed................... |
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 05:38 PM
Sherman A1 (33,656 posts)
2. I hope no one is hurt and it burns to the waterline
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 05:45 PM
4. Imagine the money Russia's saving by not having that thing running up the dab in commission.
Response to ffr (Reply #4)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 11:38 PM
24. Preach it brother....but with that said...
Response to Xolodno (Reply #24)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 11:50 PM
25. My 35 years in the Marine Corps was spent on a lot of carriers,
Response to Xolodno (Reply #26)
Fri Dec 13, 2019, 08:44 AM
29. Very good points and I agree with all of them. nt
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 05:50 PM
lastlib (17,014 posts)
5. tRump to Vladdy Daddy:
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"Here, boss, take the keys to the Gerald Ford."
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Response to lastlib (Reply #5)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 06:23 PM
ChazInAz (1,696 posts)
6. Oh, and in case you're short handed.
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 06:37 PM
Hekate (66,242 posts)
8. Think of all the money they save by just doing cyber warfare & buying politicians...
Response to Hekate (Reply #8)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 07:08 PM
paleotn (9,357 posts)
13. The one part of statecraft where the Russians excel
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 06:53 PM
Roy Rolling (4,938 posts)
9. I can't wait for the Trump tweet
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 06:57 PM
10. I hope they find the missing sailors alive and well, and the injured are not too badly hurt.
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 07:05 PM
Adsos Letter (19,459 posts)
11. Well, look at it this way Vlad...
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 07:05 PM
paleotn (9,357 posts)
12. Well, yea, it's Russian.
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 07:40 PM
14. The electrical cables are flammable?
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Response to keithbvadu2 (Reply #14)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 08:44 PM
marble falls (35,993 posts)
17. Insulation can be flamable and copper is like anything else: get it hot enough and it will burn.
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 08:43 PM
marble falls (35,993 posts)
15. Don't find too much joy in this ...
Response to marble falls (Reply #15)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 10:38 PM
FailureToCommunicate (11,856 posts)
21. Thank you.
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 08:44 PM
BigmanPigman (40,458 posts)
16. It is probably worse since we all know that Putin likes to keep
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 09:21 PM
19. With all the money they're spending i cant believe they only have ONE carrier!!
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 10:29 PM
SCVDem (5,103 posts)
20. Who is Admiral Kuznetsov,
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and who did he piss off to get his name on this kinda floating POS?
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Response to SCVDem (Reply #20)
Fri Dec 13, 2019, 01:54 AM
RainCaster (6,843 posts)
28. Some commie I guess
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 10:53 PM
22. No, they have 12. 11 of those courtesy of Trump and US Taxpayers.
Response to TheFourthMind (Reply #22)
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 11:35 PM
23. You and I landed on the same track, more or less.
Response to RainCaster (Original post)
Fri Dec 13, 2019, 01:46 AM
C Moon (9,131 posts)
27. The CCCP Trump?
