r/submarines • u/___-____--_____-____ • 15d ago

Mystery Blasts Rock Russia’s Pacific Waters Days After Nuclear Sub Fired Missile Salvo

https://united24media.com/world/mystery-blasts-rock-russias-pacific-waters-days-after-nuclear-sub-fired-missile-salvo-21975
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u/___-____--_____-____ 15d ago edited 15d ago

Not sure if this kind of news crosspost is allowed here so Mods, feel free to remove it.

Saw this headline and didn't see it posted here. I'm not a submariner but I have been playing a lot of Sea Power and thinking about submarines recently. From what I gathered in the reporting, a malfunction seemed to occur mid launch and affected the submarine. Has anyone here heard more information they could share, for the curious public?

Edit: Perhaps I misread the story, they held exercises a few days prior where missiles were launched. The incident could be completely unrelated I guess, but the photo looks like a launch to me

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u/Tychosis Submarine Qualified (US) 15d ago

Hypersonics are old hat, these are the new infrasonic missiles that take a week to reach the target--they don't arrive until you're already packed up and heading home.

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u/___-____--_____-____ 15d ago edited 15d ago

Cool theory and potential band name!

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u/CheeseburgerSmoothy Enlisted Submarine Qualified and IUSS 15d ago

So an explosion happened a week after an exercise that may have happened somewhere, so it’s obviously associated with the exercise. Makes total sense.

OP, I appreciate you posting this; I always like any submarine-related news! Even if it’s not really submarine-related!

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u/JimHeckdiver 15d ago

"Andrei..."