Russian nuclear submarine catches fire while under repair

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian nuclear submarine that was under repair in a far northern port caught fire Tuesday, but officials said there was no danger of radioactive emissions or explosion.

The fire broke out in the Zvezdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk, about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) north of Moscow on the White Sea. After several hours trying to extinguish the fire, officials decided in the evening to let water into the dry dock to partly submerge the burning ship.

The state news agency Tass said the ship that caught fire was the Orel, an Oscar II-class submarine that is capable of carrying nuclear-tipped cruise and anti-submarine missiles.