Two dead as Russian sub sinks in Barents Sea

A Russian nuclear-powered K-159 submarine sank in a fierce late summer storm in the Barents Sea today, killing at least two of the 10-member crew, the Defence Ministry said. No weapons were aboard the sub.

The nuclear reactor of the 40-year-old sub was shut down at the time the vessel sank about 4am (3am Irish time) about three nautical miles northwest of Kildin Island just before it would have headed into the Kola Bay, the Defence Ministry said.