23.04.2012
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Yekaterinburg.
Cost of repair will be almost half as much as was initially planned, since the shipbuilders managed to find sonar
Skat-BDRM for the sub. "It was found in depot, still lubricated, as they say. Thanks to that, repair costs have been 50 percent reduced", said Rogozin having noted that the fire damage was half as much as reported in the press. "So, although the numbers are not said, you can easily calculate it", pointed out the vice premier.
As was reported in Jan 2012 by
ITAR-TASS, fire damage inflicted to the submarine exceeded RUR 1 bln. Later on, damage was assessed as RUR 600 mln.
The fire destructed sonar and seriously damaged rubber coating of the sub's outer hull. According to Rogozin, recovery of SSBN
Yekaterinburg will start at
Zvezdochka shipyard when repair of another submarine is finished there. Expectedly, that would happen in May 2012.
Fire occurred on Dec 29, 2011 on SSBN
Yekaterinburg passing scheduled overhaul at a ship-repair plant in Murmansk. Nine persons suffered from the fire during 20 hours of extinguishing works. Two criminal cases were initiated on the basis of Clause 286/3, RF Criminal Cause (excess of power resulted in grievous consequences) and Clause 347, RF Criminal Cause (destruction or damage of military property by negligence).
