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On January 11, 1962, the Soviet Navy suffered an embarrassing loss of a submarine when their Foxtrot Class sub, B-37, caught fire while tied up at dock at Polarny naval base, resulting in the total loss of the sub.
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Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
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On January 11, 1962, the Soviet Navy suffered an embarrassing loss of a submarine when their Foxtrot Class sub, B-37, caught fire while tied up at dock at Polarny naval base, resulting in the total loss of the sub.
The text narrated in this video is from the original article at historyandheadlines.com/history-short-soviet-naval-oops-moment
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
The following media files are in the public domain for various reasons or have no known copyright restrictions:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1986_map_showing_the_Soviet_Military_Forces.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ryou-Un_Maru_sinking_off_Alaska_2012.ogv
The image by Mike1979 Russia available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foxtrot_class_SS.svg is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
The images by bellergy available at pixabay.com/videos/explosion-fire-burning-heat-hot-94229/, by Canva available at pixabay.com/videos/fire-flames-backdrop-landscape-138926/, by ChristianBodhi available at pixabay.com/videos/ocean-horizon-yellow-clouds-waves-21175/, by Edurs34 available at pixabay.com/illustrations/board-chalk-chalkboard-education-5585922/, by geralt available at pixabay.com/illustrations/maintenance-under-construction-2422173/, and by srevill available at pixabay.com/videos/bubbles-water-underwater-scene-49883 are licensed under the Pixabay License: pixabay.com/service/license
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