Russian navy veterans and experts say that overcrowding and human error likely contributed to the accident on a brand-new nuclear submarine that killed 20.
The Akula-class attack sub had 208 people on board Saturday — nearly three times its normal crew size of 73 — when the fire-extinguishing system activated for some reason, spewing a toxic gas.
Retired Capt. Alexander Pokrovsky says civilian and navy personnel were on board when the ship was undergoing tests in the Sea of Japan. He wrote in an online commentary that that could have been a factor.
How the sub was still afloat with almost 3 times the authorized crew is beyond me.
By: Brant
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