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| Russian nuclear submarine, Yekaterinburg, in dock fire | |
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| A fire has broken out during repairs to a Russian nuclear-powered submarine at a shipyard near the northern port of Murmansk, say officials. | A fire has broken out during repairs to a Russian nuclear-powered submarine at a shipyard near the northern port of Murmansk, say officials. |
| The Russian Emergency Ministry says no leak of radiation has been detected, and nobody has been injured. | The Russian Emergency Ministry says no leak of radiation has been detected, and nobody has been injured. |
| The Yekaterinburg submarine was being repaired when wooden structures in the dock caught fire and the blaze spread to the vessel, say Russian media. | The Yekaterinburg submarine was being repaired when wooden structures in the dock caught fire and the blaze spread to the vessel, say Russian media. |
| Eleven fire crews and a navy launch are at the scene, the authorities say. | Eleven fire crews and a navy launch are at the scene, the authorities say. |
| Some local media reports said a helicopter was also being used to tackle the blaze and that the vessel would be prepared for a dive if attempts to contain the fire failed. | Some local media reports said a helicopter was also being used to tackle the blaze and that the vessel would be prepared for a dive if attempts to contain the fire failed. |
| The Yekaterinburg is a Delta-IV-class nuclear-powered submarine. | The Yekaterinburg is a Delta-IV-class nuclear-powered submarine. |
| The Russian defence ministry said the nuclear reactors on the vessel had been shut down. | The Russian defence ministry said the nuclear reactors on the vessel had been shut down. |
| "The power unit was switched off and is now safe," a defence ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, told Russian state television. | "The power unit was switched off and is now safe," a defence ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, told Russian state television. |
| "The fire spread to the sub's light outer hull. The fire cannot spread into the sub," he said. | |
| "There is no threat to onboard technical equipment." | |
| Russian defence officials said all weapons had been removed from the submarine before it entered the dock. | Russian defence officials said all weapons had been removed from the submarine before it entered the dock. |
| The Yekatarinburg was commissioned by the Soviet Union in 1985 and can carry 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles. | |
| Safety on Russian navy submarines is a sensitive issue for the military following the Kursk disaster in August 2000. | Safety on Russian navy submarines is a sensitive issue for the military following the Kursk disaster in August 2000. |
| The Kursk was a nuclear submarine which sank in the Barents Sea off north-west Russia killing all 118 seamen on board. | The Kursk was a nuclear submarine which sank in the Barents Sea off north-west Russia killing all 118 seamen on board. |
| Investigators concluded that an explosion of fuel from one of its torpedoes caused the sinking. | Investigators concluded that an explosion of fuel from one of its torpedoes caused the sinking. |