According to the newspaper, the sonar dome located in the bow of the submarine was damaged. However, it still remains unknown whether the accident happened while sailing off the coast of Visakhapatnam or while negotiating a narrow channel. Russia leased the Project 971 Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (NATO reporting name: Akula-class) to India in 2012 for ten years under a contract signed on December 30, 2011. © Copyright 2017 TASS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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