Fears of disaster as Russian nuclear submarine reports major malfunction in Mediterranean, 27 Sept 2025

[tarabull]

Fears of disaster as Russian nuclear submarine reports major malfunction in Mediterranean

The Novorossiysk, a 242ft Kilo-class submarine, is said to have surfaced above the Strait of Gibraltar

ca.news.yahoo.com

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... According to Russian Telegram channel VChk-OGPU, fuel is now building up in the hold, creating a risk of explosion. The channel, which is known to have contacts within Russian intelligence, told its 330,000 subscribers that crew members may be forced to pump the fuel directly into the sea.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Fears of disaster as Russian nuclear submarine reports major malfunction in Mediterranean

The Novorossiysk, a 242ft Kilo-class submarine, is said to have surfaced above the Strait of Gibraltar

ca.news.yahoo.com

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... According to Russian Telegram channel VChk-OGPU, fuel is now building up in the hold, creating a risk of explosion. The channel, which is known to have contacts within Russian intelligence, told its 330,000 subscribers that crew members may be forced to pump the fuel directly into the sea.

So it's surfaced and is loitering close to Gibraltar? Knowing Russia's current hostility to the UK, I'm not taking this at face value. It wouldn't surprise me if the crew didn't magically manage to get the problem under control - after spending a week or so monitoring the UK naval base at the Rock.

 

[Hexe]

So it's surfaced and is loitering close to Gibraltar?

So very convenient, right?

 

[MelmothTheLost]

So very convenient, right?

Quite.

 

[Fraize]

I thought the Novorossiysk was a Kilo-class diesel not nuclear?

 

[MelmothTheLost]

I thought the Novorossiysk was a Kilo-class diesel not nuclear?

I think the reporting is rather confusing. I think it's nuclear-capable (ie, capable of carrying nuclear weapons) rather than nuclear-powered.