Negligence Blamed in Russian Submarine Tragedy

World | September 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has said that the loss of a nuclear-powered submarine with 10 crew in the Barents Sea was largely caused by negligence of navy officials. The incident happened as the 40-year-old vessel - a November class K-159 - was being towed to a scrapyard in a heavy storm early on Saturday morning. Ivanov - who on Sunday went aboard a missile cruiser to inspect the site of the incident - said the submarine's conning-tower hatch was open when it sank. The commander of the region's submarine force has been suspended and a number of navy officials have been charged with violation of navigation rules, according to Interfax news agency.

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