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70 Chinese Navy sailors killed in submarine disaster
Beijing, May 02: In the worst-ever disaster in China`s Naval history, 70 sailors were killed in an accident aboard a conventional submarine, an official report saidtoday.
Beijing, May 02: In the worst-ever disaster in
China`s Naval history, 70 sailors were killed in an accident
aboard a conventional submarine, an official report said
today.
The No. 361 submarine was taking part in a drilling east
of Neichangshan Islands when mechanical problems caused the
accident "recently", a news agency quoted Navy sources as
saying.
The date of the accident was not provided.
The date of the accident was not provided.
The ill-fated submarine has been towed back to the port
base, the agency said.
Jiang Zemin, former president and chairman of the Central
Military Commission, has sent condolence messages to family
members of the dead Navy officers and seamen, it said.
Bureau Report