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Russian deep-sea vehicle damaged after collision in Norwegian Sea, military intelligence says.
The Russian modernized deep-sea vehicle AS-36 was damaged during tests in the Norwegian Sea, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) reported on July 12.
According to the agency, the crew of the vehicle’s carrier, the rescue ship of Russia’s Northern Fleet Mikhail Rudnitsky, “lost control” while launching AS-36 on July 1. The ship’s hull and the AS-36 collided, the agency said.
“As a result of the incident, the Russian deep-sea vehicle sustained damage that does not allow it to continue testing.”
The AS-36 has reportedly been modernized at the shipyard in St. Petersburg since 2017. Russia is currently assessing the damage and time required to repair the vehicle. Russian officials have of course not commented on the incident.
In June that the Russian anti-submarine ship Admiral Levchenko was on fire in the Barents Sea after an engine malfunctioned and caught fire.
Both vessels are not part of the Black Seabed Fleet.
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