What happened to the Novorossiysk submarine off the coast of France? — The Russian Navy gave an answer

Information about the malfunction of the Novorossiysk diesel-electric submarine and its emergency surfacing off the coast of France is not true, the press services of the Russian Navy said, commenting on the Media and public posts.

"The information disseminated by a number of mass media about the alleged malfunction and, as a result, the emergency surfacing of the Novorossiysk diesel-electric submarine off the coast of France does not correspond to reality," the military department stressed.

They stated that "at present, the crew of the submarine is carrying out a planned inter-fleet transition after completing the tasks as part of the permanent operational unit of the Russian Navy in The Mediterranean Sea."

"In accordance with international rules of navigation, the passage by submarines of the English Channel strait zone is carried out exclusively on the surface," the press service said.

EADaily adds that at the end of September, information appeared in Russian public about serious technical problems on board the Novorossiysk submarine (B-261), allegedly because of which it surfaced off the coast of Brittany in northwestern France. Allegedly, allegedly due to damage in the fuel system of the Novorossiysk, which is on combat duty in In the Mediterranean Sea, fuel flows directly into the hold. The command of the NATO Navy said that the frigate of the French Navy was sent to monitor the submarine.

Novorossiysk of Project 636.3 Varshavyanka is part of the 4th Separate submarine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy. The submarine was laid down in 2010 at the Admiralty Shipyards plant in St. Petersburg, and launched in 2013. Accepted into the Navy in 2014.