Russia nuclear sub fire could have caused catastrophe: report cites navy official

"They all shared one and the same fate — to save the lives of their comrades, to save their vessel and to prevent a catastrophe of global proportions at the cost of their own lives."

By Reuters July 8, 2019
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MOSCOW — A fire aboard a top-secret Russian nuclear submarine could have led to a “catastrophe of global proportions” if not for the selfless actions of the crew, a senior navy official was cited by a Russian media outlet as saying.

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