Huge Floating Dry Dock Holding Russia's Only Aircraft Carrier Has Accidentally Sunk (Updated) [1/3] - Admiral Kuznetsov drydock.jpg (1/1)

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Details remain limited and are likely to change, but what we do know is that one
of the world's largest floating dry docks, known as PD-50, has sunk while
Russia's aircraft carrier Amiral Kuznetsov was aboard. According to reports, the
dry dock began to sink suddenly, collapsing cranes onto the carrier's deck and
sending shipyard workers scrambling for their lives.

The dry dock is located at 82nd Repair Shipyard in the village of Roslyakovo.
The shipyard there primarily supports Russia's Northern Fleet based out of
nearby Severomorsk. We don't know exactly how many people were hurt or killed in
the incident, but apparently, there were casualties.

Conflicting reports as to how this happened are circulating, but there still
isn't a detailed official statement from of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The
one we do have via Russian media outlets simply says "the vessel suffered no
damage after the incident at the 82nd shipbuilding plant." It's worth noting
that Russia has a track record of not admitting the scope of shipyard accidents.

Admiral Kuznetsov is currently undergoing a much-needed complex overhaul after
years of deferring the project. Although the scope of the work has been
narrowed, it is still a highly invasive operation. Even the ship's notorious
boilers have been pulled and new ones are being installed (see below). The
aircraft carrier is tentatively scheduled to return to the fleet in 2021, but
judging by other deep overhauls of large and complex Soviet-era fighting ships,
it could end up taking significantly longer.



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