>According to Russian news portal Ria Novosti, Russian submarine Alrosa suffered a major engine problem. She was was on a training exercise in the Black Sea on Saturday when the incident happened. Unable to move on her own she was being towed back to Novorossiisk. It is not clear whether accident happened while she was submerged or not. But even if she was submerged appreantly she managed to surcafe on her own.
The Kilo class Alrose is the sole operational submarine of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. And she is the only submarine in her class to have a pump-jet propulsion system.
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