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A nuclear submarine suffered an accident in the Gulf of Bizkaia

A nuclear submarine suffered an accident in the Gulf of Bizkaia. K8 was a Soviet submarine carrying two atomic reactors and several nuclear warheads. After the military manoeuvres, two fires were triggered inside, causing a chain of accidents. Although most of the crew were taken out, four days later, on 12 April it sank with 52 crews and nuclear cargo at 4,680 metres deep.

Unai Aranzadi, a nuclear submarine at the bottom of the Gulf of Bizkaia (Naiz, 6 April 2019).