Fire aboard the AS-31 deep-sea submersible

Barents Sea, Russian territorial waters · 1 Jul 2019 · Fire

On 1 July 2019 a fire broke out aboard a Russian Navy deep-sea research submersible during bathymetric measurements. According to the Ministry of Defence, as reported by TASS, 14 submariners died.

Official figures

Dead, by the official count: 14; as of 2 Jul 2019 · archive copy

The sources' words

On the death toll, as of 2 Jul 2019

«14 моряков-подводников погибли при пожаре на глубоководном аппарате в водах РФ 1 июля.»

ТАСС: «При пожаре на глубоководном аппарате в водах РФ погибли 14 моряков», 2 июля 2019 · archive copy

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