The Losharik is involved in collecting scientific data,” said Ridzwan Rahmat, principal defence analyst for Jane’s information group. The hydrographic data it produces can help forecast what will happen to ice floes, determining when shipping lanes will be ice free.” “The underwater terrain in the Arctic is changing all the time and currents need to be measured. It is packed with ocean data-gathering equipment and advanced acoustic systems to spy on foreign submarines and undersea communications cables.

“The Losharik is like a submerged laboratory.

The chief of the military-political department of the Defense Ministry Andrei Kartapolov reportedly added, “Following the stern maritime laws, they hardened the hatch, only real heroes can do that.”Īs TIME had reported last week, “Russian media reported it was the country’s most secret submersible, a nuclear-powered vessel designed for sensitive missions at great depths … The fire occurred while the submersible was measuring sea depths in Russia’s territorial waters, the ministry said, adding that the vessel also is used for studying the seabed … Russian news reports said that while the Losharik officially belongs to the Northern Fleet, it answers directly to the Defense Ministry’s Department for Deep-Sea Research, reflecting the high sensitivity of its missions.” At the cost of their lives, they saved the lives of their comrades, saved the ship, did not allow a planetary catastrophe. Open Media reported that one high-ranking military official stated, “Today we are escorting the crew of a research deep-water apparatus, who died while performing a combat mission in the cold waters of the Barents Sea. Officer at the funeral of 14 sailors killed in the fire on Russian nuclear submarine Monday says “they saved the ship & prevented a catastrophe of a global scale.” Russia didn’t even admit there was a reactor on board until Thursday.

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