Today, on Sunday, 5 July, at the Serafimovsky cemetery in St. Petersburg opened a memorial to submariners, dead last year in the Barents Sea. This was reported by the press service of the governor’s administration.
The ceremony was attended by Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Igor Mukhametshin, representatives of the Ministry of Defense, relatives of submarine heroes and military personnel 45707, Governor Alexander Beglov. They honored the memory of the sailors with a moment of silence., laid flowers and wreaths at the monument, a memorial service for the dead was served.
A year has passed since the tragedy in the Barents Sea. Here, at the Serafimovsky cemetery, rest 14 our heroes, the best officers of our country. They fought the fire, saved the lives of their comrades, saved the device and did not allow a more terrible disaster. Today we opened a memorial in honor of their feat, and for young Russian sailors they will always be an example of heroism, selflessness and love for the motherland
– Beglov declared.
The monument itself is made in the form of a wreath on the sea waves..
Recall, what 1 July aboard the deep-sea vehicle AS-31, a fire broke out in the Barents Sea, claimed the lives 14 submariners. Submarine managed to save, after which she was delivered to the naval base in Severomorsk, where the commission began to establish the causes of the disaster.
