A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria’s coast, officials say. Here’s audio of its broadcasts

http://apnews.com/article/russia-nato-spy-ship-audio-mediterranean-syria-2e6c4d6fa184d7333a3001344f2ea58c

by andrewgrabowski

12 comments

  4. “We are sinking, we are sinking!”

    “What are you sinking about?”

  5. Love the commentary by russian officials /s:

    > Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he wasn’t aware of a fire aboard the Kildin and didn’t say what the ship was doing at the time.

    > He dismissed suggestions that it reflected poorly on Russian naval readiness. “Assessing the state of the fleet based on the breakdown of **one particular ship** or one particular malfunction is not professional,” Peskov said.

    One???…:)

  10. 55 year old vessel in a fleet of routinely poor maintenence.

  12. Russian Navy maintains its proud tradition of being on fire and sinking.

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