July quake appears to have damaged Russian nuclear submarine base, says report
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A powerful wave washing past a building located near the shore, after a powerful earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula, in Russia, on July 30.
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MOSCOW – A nuclear submarine base in Russia’s remote Far East region was damaged last week following one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the area in decades, The New York Times reported on Aug 4 citing satellite images.
Photos captured by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite imaging company, show damage to a floating pier at the Rybachiy submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula, the newspaper reported.
One section of the pier appears to have broken away from its anchor point. Aside from the damaged pier, the satellite imagery does not show any other major destruction.
Reuters could not independently verify the report. There was no immediate response from Russia’s Defence Ministry outside business hours to a request for comment.
A very powerful 8.8-magnitude quake off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on July 30
The Rybachiy nuclear submarine base – a strategic hub for Russia’s Pacific Fleet – serves as a facility for the maintenance, deployment and operations of the country’s nuclear-powered submarines in the Pacific region. REUTERS
