Rescue civilian specialist in the fire in the deep-sea submersible, the Navy has been made possible because of selfless and skillful action of the captain of the 2nd rank Dmitri Solovyov, said the Ministry of defence.

As you can see from the message, that Solovyov brought a specialist from the fire compartment, and then batten down the hatch below the fire did not spread throughout the unit. The officer then continued to fight for the survival of the ship, together with other members of the crew.

A fire at a research submersible in the Barents sea occurred on 1 July, his victims were 14 people. Seven of the dead were the captains of the first rank, three captains of the 2nd rank. Two were Heroes of Russia.

As head of the defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu, all the victims will present to the state awards. The Ministry of defence will have their families help and support.

The details of the incident, the war Ministry did not disclose, because it belongs to the category of state secrets.



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