Fire at sea: the tragedy of the Soviet submarine Komsomolets

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Crew readiness -- Preparations for the cruise -- The cruise -- Fire! -- "Damage control alarm!" -- Surfacing -- Signal No. 6 (distress signal) -- "Connect up to the stationary emergency breathing system!" -- Who discharged the air-foam fire extinguisher system? -- List control -- Fire in compartment five -- "Shut high-pressure air subgroup valves!" -- Reconnaissance by the Division Commander -- Secret documents -- to the rescue chamber! -- The first victims -- The fight against listing continues -- "No flooding!" -- "Explosions observed!" -- "Prepare to abandon ship!" -- The life rafts -- The rescue chamber -- The results of this analysis -- The assault of the pundits -- Conclusions -- Appendix I -- Roll call of sailors lost on the submarine Komsomolets -- Appendix II -- "Design peculiarities" of the submarine Komsomolets.;The divisive incident that anticipated the Kursk disaster in August 2000. Crew readiness -- Preparations for the cruise -- The cruise -- Fire! -- "Damage control alarm!" -- Surfacing -- Signal No. 6 (distress signal) -- "Connect up to the stationary emergency breathing system!" -- Who discharged the air-foam fire extinguisher system? -- List control -- Fire in compartment five -- "Shut high-pressure air subgroup valves!" -- Reconnaissance by the Division Commander -- Secret documents -- to the rescue chamber! -- The first victims -- The fight against listing continues -- "No flooding!" -- "Explosions observed!" -- "Prepare to abandon ship!" -- The life rafts -- The rescue chamber -- The results of this analysis -- The assault of the pundits -- Conclusions -- Appendix I -- Roll call of sailors lost on the submarine Komsomolets -- Appendix II -- "Design peculiarities" of the submarine Komsomolets.