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| Fire kills sailors aboard navy research submersible in Russia | |
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| A fire aboard a Russian navy research submersible has killed 14 crew members, Russian media reports say. | A fire aboard a Russian navy research submersible has killed 14 crew members, Russian media reports say. |
| The crew members were poisoned by fumes when the vessel caught fire while taking biometric measurements on Monday, the defence ministry said. | The crew members were poisoned by fumes when the vessel caught fire while taking biometric measurements on Monday, the defence ministry said. |
| The vessel was based at Severomorsk, in the Murmansk region, which is the main base of the Northern Fleet. | The vessel was based at Severomorsk, in the Murmansk region, which is the main base of the Northern Fleet. |
| An investigation into the incident has begun under the commander-in-chief of the navy, the ministry added. | An investigation into the incident has begun under the commander-in-chief of the navy, the ministry added. |
| A submersible is an underwater vessel which differs from a submarine in that it usually requires a support ship on the surface. A submarine is fully autonomous. | |
| The Kursk submarine, which was destroyed by an explosion in the Barents Sea in August 2000 with the loss of its crew of 118, also belonged to the Northern Fleet. |