Word: ship
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Scientists were gathering deepwater samples yesterday, and they placed equipment near the sunken ship that would monitor radiation levels for years...
...Soviets officially informed Norway of the accident nearly nine hours after the vessel went down. The Norwegian news agency NTB claimed Norwegian rescue helicopters could have reached the ship several hours before Soviet fishing vessels if the Soviets has asked for help promptly...
They said the submarine managed to surface for a time in the Norwegian Sea after the accident occurred and that at least one Soviet ship had responded to a distress call and arrived on the scene...
...army supreme command spokesperson said the sub apparently was lost in the area between Norway and Greenland. Col. Gollow Gjeseth, press spokesperson of Norway's Supreme Defense Command, said in a telephone interview that a Norwegian observation plane sent over the area about 11 a.m. EDT saw "a Soviet ship and two rubber boats...
According to the authoritative reference book Jane's Fighting Ships, the Soviets have so far launched only one ship in the "Mike" class...