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- Fire extinguisher leak aboard Nerpa nuclear submarine caused the tragedyTimes Online: Twenty killed in accident on Russian submarine (November 9, 2008)
- At least 20 deadTimes Online: Twenty killed in accident on Russian submarine (November 9, 2008)
- At least 21 injuredMoscow Times: Nuclear Submarine Accident Kills 20 (November 10, 2008)
- 208 people aboardMoscow Times: Nuclear Submarine Accident Kills 20 (November 10, 2008)
- 81 of those on board were military servicemenMoscow Times: Nuclear Submarine Accident Kills 20 (November 10, 2008)
- Wounded were transferred to another ship and sent for treatment to the Russian city of VladivostokPravda: Latest: Disaster in Russian submarine (November 11, 2008)
- 17 of the dead were civilians
- Deadly agent was Freon-112 gasTimes Online: Twenty killed in accident on Russian submarine (November 9, 2008)
- Survivors say victims killed by freon while they sleptThe New York Times: Russian Sub Survivors - Freon Killed as Crew Slept (November 11, 2008)
- Freon is used for cooling
- Nuclear reactor not damaged
- Third Russian submarine accident since 2000Reuters: Timeline: Major Russian naval accidents since 1991 (November 9, 2008)
- Worst submarine disaster since sinking of the Kursk in 2000Reuters: Timeline: Major Russian naval accidents since 1991 (November 9, 2008)
- Investigation ordered by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
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At least 20 people died aboard the Russian nuclear submarine K-152 Nerpa on November 8, 2008.Times Online: Twenty killed in accident on Russian submarine (November 9, 2008) The state-of-the-art sub had been on a test voyage in the Sea of Japan when a false alarm triggered a fire extinguisher leak of Freon-112 gas.Times Online: Twenty killed in accident on Russian submarine (November 9, 2008) Among the dead, 17 were civilian technical specialists.Moscow Times: Nuclear Submarine Accident Kills 20 (November 10, 2008) The Nerpa accident was the deadliest Russian submarine disaster since 2000, when 115 died after a torpedo malfunction downed the Kursk.Reuters: Timeline: Major Russian naval accidents since 1991 (November 9, 2008)
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