08.10.2009
Source:
NS Nerpa completed sea trials cycle and arrived at Fare East base, but its preparation for state testing is in heavy financial conditions – Amur Shipyard Vostok still has not received funds for repairing sub after accident in 2008, and was cut off electricity for non-payment since Thursday, said Nikolai Povzyk, shipyard's Director General to RIA Novosti.
On Nov 8, 2008, during first sea trials of
Nerpa built at the shipyard in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and had not been commissioned at that time, in consequence of unauthorized actuation of
LOH firefighting system (submarine-type, volumetric, chemical) freon gas filled compartments. 20 men died, 21 were intoxicated. In total, there were 208 men aboard the submarine. Repeated sea trials of the sub started in summer 2009.
"Builders' sea trials were completed in time. Object returned to base (
Vostok shipyard in Far East). Dock works and preparation for state testing are planned then, but there are problems.
Vostok shipyard is cut off electricity for debts; we have not received money for the work done", said Povzyk.
He also specified that 1.9 bln rub for sub recovery after accident have not been returned to the shipyard so far. It was previously said that this funds would be transferred to
Vostok in first decade of October. The money would help shipyard to pay salary debts and square accounts with contractors.
Dalenergosbyt company limited power supply of eastern shipyard
Vostok owing a debt of 8.8 mln rub.
Vostok shipyard is located in Bolshoi Kamen, Far East region and engaged in equipping and repair of nuclear submarines, is financed by federal budget.
Nuclear submarine
Nerpa (
K-152,
Project 971,
S?huka-B class) is a 3rd generation submarine, construction launched in 1991. Submarine displacement is 8140/12770 t, max speed is 30 knots, max submergence depth is 600 m, endurance is 100 days, crew is 73, armament is four 533-mm torpedo tubes and four 650-mm torpedo tubes.
NS
Nerpa is planned to be handed over to India.
