Soviet Submarine on the Seabed

The decommissioned Soviet nuclear submarine K-159 is still at the bottom

of the Barents Sea after sinking more than 20 years ago. In August 2003,
the K-159 sank in a storm while being towed for scrapping. The submarine,
which had been decommissioned since 1989, was in poor condition and was not
defueled. The submarine lies at a depth of about 246 meters in Russian
territorial waters, near the entrance to the Kola Bay. Russia was soon to
announce that the sub should be lifted, although it would be challenging
due to the outer hull’s rusty conditions. But nothing happened and
Europe-Russia ties turned gradually colder. Researchers have since then
monitored the wreck, fearing leakages of radioactivity from the two old
nuclear reactors onboard could contaminate the important fishing grounds in
the Barents Sea.

 National World 29th Sept 2025

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