Russian holidays - Day of Remembrance of Dead Submariners

Every year on April 7, Russia celebrates the Day of Remembrance of Dead Submariners On this day, all vessels and ships of the Russian Navy lower St Andrew's flags, there is a minute of silence, submarines sound long beeps for a minute Relatives and friends of the fallen heroes of the submarine fleet, Navy veterans, military officers, and sailors lay flowers at monuments and memorials dedicated to the feats of the sailors The memorable date was established in 1995, and is associated with the events of 1989 - the death on April 7 of the nuclear submarine (NPS) K-278, which was called “Komsomolets” The tasks of the high-tech submarine were experimental deep-sea diving, protecting its underwater missile ships from the cruisers of a potential enemy "Komsomolets" belonged to the Northern Fleet and was a unique vessel with a durable titanium hull, capable of reaching speeds exceeding 30 knots (55 km/h) at a depth of 1 km The cause of the death of the nuclear submarine was a fire in one of the compartments, and as a result, depressurization of the hull and water entering the vessel The crew selflessly fought for the buoyancy of the submarine, which carried 6 torpedo launchers with a nuclear warhead The sinking of the ship in the Norwegian Sea could not be avoided As a result, 42 people were killed, including the commander 27 sailors managed to escape All 69 submariners were awarded the Order of the Red Banner for courage, bravery and selfless actions during the accident The Komsomolets nuclear submarine is still located on the seabed in the area of ​​Medvezhy Island at a depth of 185 km Attempts were made repeatedly to raise the submarine, but to no avail Later, to prevent a radiation disaster, the potentially dangerous compartments of the ship were sealed by divers, and the reactor was securely shut down The Komsomolets tragedy is not the only submarine disaster 11 years after the terrible accident, on August 12, 2000, a disaster occurred with the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk, as a result of which the entire crew of 118 people died The death of the nuclear submarine K-141 shocked the whole world The largest tragedy of the submarine fleet occurred during exercises in the Barents Sea area Everyone on board the nuclear submarine was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, and commander Gennady Lyachin was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation Every year, April 7 in Russia is celebrated in a solemn and mournful atmosphere: meetings of submarine veterans and families of fallen heroes are organized, memorial events are held, wreaths and flowers are laid at monuments to brave sailors In IMF educational institutions, the Day of Remembrance of Dead Submariners is celebrated with special solemnity Future sailors, students of military institutions, organize exhibitions, read poems dedicated to heroes, and hold mourning events Submariner is an honorable, dangerous, responsible naval profession The lives of sailors serving on submarines are at constant risk During the existence of the Russian submarine fleet, more than a dozen accidents occurred, which resulted in the death of sailors serving the Fatherland April 7 is a special holiday designed to pay tribute to the courage and dedication of the fallen submariners