Sailor Killed in Nuclear Submarine Accident
From Times Wire Reports
A Russian sailor was killed in an accident on a nuclear submarine at the Vilyuchinsk base on the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, a navy spokesman said.
Dmitry Koval was fatally injured when a pipe burst, the Itar-Tass and Interfax news agencies quoted Capt. Igor Dygalo as saying.
The accident damaged one section of the submarine but the vessel remained fully operable, he said.
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