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K-159, a nuclear submarine of the Northern Fleet, sank in the Barents Sea at a depth of 170 metres while it was being towed to a ship repair yard in the town of Polyarny for scrapping. Before midnight Saturday, the pontoons where the submarine was attached came loose in stormy weather, the boat lost its balance and sank. It was carrying a crew of 10. One was saved, and two bodies were recovered from the water. The rescue forces of the Northern Fleet – surface ships and aircraft – are currently looking for the others.