Ubåten K-129 frå 1960
K-129 var ein sovjetisk ubåt sett i teneste i 1960. Fartøyet sokk i 1968 i Stillehavet, i internasjonalt farvatn nordvest for den hawaiiske øya Oahu. Heile mannskapet på 98 personar døydde.
Skipet gjekk ned med atomvåpen ombord.[1]
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- ↑ «Inventory of accidents and losses at sea involving radioactive material, IAEA-TECDOC-1242, Appendix I.3» (pdf). International Atomic Energy Agency. september 2001. Henta 18. februar 2010.
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