Worst nuclear submarine accident
- Who
- Soviet submarine K-219
- Where
- Bermuda (Bermuda)
- When
- 06 October 1986
On the 6 of October 1986, Russian nuclear submarine K-219 (Project 667-A Yankee Class) sank in the Atlantic Ocean 965 km (599 miles) North of Bermuda. The submarine carried two nuclear reactors and 16 nuclear missiles, making it the largest cargo of this type resting in the sea, at a depth of 5,800 m (19,028 ft).