2 Die When Russian Nuclear Submarine Sinks

2 Die When Russian Nuclear Submarine Sinks

MOSCOW - A Russian nuclear-powered submarine sank in the Barents Sea on Saturday morning as it was being towed to a scrapyard, killing at least two of the 10-member crew, the Defense Ministry said.

The K-159 submarine's nuclear reactor was shut down at the time the vessel sank at about 4 a.m. about 3 1/2 miles northwest of Kildin Island, the Defense Ministry said. No weapons were aboard the sub, the ministry said.

One sailor was rescued, the bodies of two dead crew members were found and the fate of seven others were unknown, the ministry said.

The K-159, a 1960s-era attack submarine, was decommissioned on July 16, 1989.

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the submarine. Are they too old?