Article is titled *Massive Fire Erupts On Soviet Aircraft Carrier Docked In China’s Yangtze River*
The highlight is:
> The Minsk, a Kiev-class carrier, was built in 1978 in Mykolaiv for the Soviet Navy. After serving in the Cold War, it was decommissioned in 1993 and sold to Daewoo Heavy Industries of South Korea in 1995.
> Though initially scheduled for scrapping, the carrier was sold again to a Chinese firm, where it was transformed into a military theme park centerpiece in Shenzhen, known as Minsk World.
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> Despite plans to repurpose the ship as a tourist attraction, the park closed in 2016 due to low ticket sales. The Minsk was eventually transported to Nantong, Jiangsu province, where it had been anchored in a lagoon for the past six years.
Not sure what a derelict floating theme park on fire half the world away has to do with the conflict other than it was made in the former Soviet Union
JaB675 on
It’s the other carrier.
Testiclese on
Don’t get overly excited, everyone. This was a regular occurrence pre-war as well.
Also it used mazut as fuel, so it smokes a lot just under way. You can’t sometimes tell if it’s on fire or just … moving.
Big-Yam2723 on
Even if it was on Exposition, ruzzians dont stop smoking
Mac_Aravan on
Ruzzian avian carrier doing what russia do best.
Global-Operation-238 on
Aircraft carriers can’t fall out of windows, so they have smoking accidents. Nothing to see here, everything’s under control.
Safe-Dragonfly-2799 on
At this point random fires must be a feature of Russian carriers
popcorn0617 on
Has absolutely nothing to do with Ukraine conflict.
Different-Brain-9210 on
Russian? More like Soviet. Or Ukrainian, as that’s where it was built!
But really, at this point in time it is Chinese ex-amusement park on fire.
SomethingIWontRegret on
It hasn’t been Russian since 1995. It’s a floating derelict theme park and the engines probably don’t work.
uadrian9999 on
Now we’re talking – can’t wait for the documentary! Do what you need to do to do lads
i_am_Misha on
Item was sold to China years ago and the news is few days old. That’s a museum atm.
Independent-Chair-27 on
This is the old carriers that carried Yak 38s. Decommissioned in 1990s.
Not really related atall to Admiral Kuznetzov.
ZombieIMMUNIZED on
What else is new?
Saddam_UE on
This has nothing to do with the ongoing war in Ukraine.
88Nera on
Smoking kills.
-Route_666 on
Donate to Ukraine, pack it with explosives, make it remote controlled and ram it into a Russian target. Slava Ukraine! Will make for the biggest non- nuclear fireball visible even from inside Putin’s bunker in Moscow.
imgonnagopop on
Russian warship does what?
Arctic_Chilean on
Look, I don’t support Russia or China, but tying this to the conflict or a “poor state of Russian equipment” is quite disingenuous at best. This was a derelict, abandoned and non-operational carrier, stuck in an artificial lagoon and used as a theme park before being abandoned. It was only a matter of time before it suffered some kind of damage, and at this stage, it might have even been deliberate as for the owner to find a way to rid themselves of this white elephant.
That carrier deserved better, a proper restoration to museum piece status, but was abandoned and had zero military use of value other than being a potential recruitment tool.
Exatex on
it was decommissioned 30 years ago and converted into a theme park that closed down. So, I would call that an intentionally misleading headline.
MrPinga0 on
probably a tornado
CHRISTEN-METAL on
Just Normal Operating Procedure for Russian Aircraft Carriers. Nothing to see here folks.🤣😂🤣
Koeddk on
Some nice clickbaity stuff.
Creepy_Chef_5796 on
Show me an insurance job without saying it’s an insurance job.
edited because I spell at 2nd grade level
VisitorAmongUs on
“Minsk World” vacation destination. Man you would have to be SO BORED
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They do do that from time to time
It’s a theme park, not in service
Article is titled *Massive Fire Erupts On Soviet Aircraft Carrier Docked In China’s Yangtze River*
The highlight is:
> The Minsk, a Kiev-class carrier, was built in 1978 in Mykolaiv for the Soviet Navy. After serving in the Cold War, it was decommissioned in 1993 and sold to Daewoo Heavy Industries of South Korea in 1995.
> Though initially scheduled for scrapping, the carrier was sold again to a Chinese firm, where it was transformed into a military theme park centerpiece in Shenzhen, known as Minsk World.
>
> Despite plans to repurpose the ship as a tourist attraction, the park closed in 2016 due to low ticket sales. The Minsk was eventually transported to Nantong, Jiangsu province, where it had been anchored in a lagoon for the past six years.
Not sure what a derelict floating theme park on fire half the world away has to do with the conflict other than it was made in the former Soviet Union
It’s the other carrier.
Don’t get overly excited, everyone. This was a regular occurrence pre-war as well.
Also it used mazut as fuel, so it smokes a lot just under way. You can’t sometimes tell if it’s on fire or just … moving.
Even if it was on Exposition, ruzzians dont stop smoking
Ruzzian avian carrier doing what russia do best.
Aircraft carriers can’t fall out of windows, so they have smoking accidents. Nothing to see here, everything’s under control.
At this point random fires must be a feature of Russian carriers
Has absolutely nothing to do with Ukraine conflict.
Russian? More like Soviet. Or Ukrainian, as that’s where it was built!
But really, at this point in time it is Chinese ex-amusement park on fire.
It hasn’t been Russian since 1995. It’s a floating derelict theme park and the engines probably don’t work.
Now we’re talking – can’t wait for the documentary! Do what you need to do to do lads
Item was sold to China years ago and the news is few days old. That’s a museum atm.
This is the old carriers that carried Yak 38s. Decommissioned in 1990s.
Not really related atall to Admiral Kuznetzov.
What else is new?
This has nothing to do with the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Smoking kills.
Donate to Ukraine, pack it with explosives, make it remote controlled and ram it into a Russian target. Slava Ukraine! Will make for the biggest non- nuclear fireball visible even from inside Putin’s bunker in Moscow.
Russian warship does what?
Look, I don’t support Russia or China, but tying this to the conflict or a “poor state of Russian equipment” is quite disingenuous at best. This was a derelict, abandoned and non-operational carrier, stuck in an artificial lagoon and used as a theme park before being abandoned. It was only a matter of time before it suffered some kind of damage, and at this stage, it might have even been deliberate as for the owner to find a way to rid themselves of this white elephant.
That carrier deserved better, a proper restoration to museum piece status, but was abandoned and had zero military use of value other than being a potential recruitment tool.
it was decommissioned 30 years ago and converted into a theme park that closed down. So, I would call that an intentionally misleading headline.
probably a tornado
Just Normal Operating Procedure for Russian Aircraft Carriers. Nothing to see here folks.🤣😂🤣
Some nice clickbaity stuff.
Show me an insurance job without saying it’s an insurance job.
edited because I spell at 2nd grade level
“Minsk World” vacation destination. Man you would have to be SO BORED
https://youtu.be/oMsppyjW3rA?si=mmyr3CoUJ1q-19TJ
Seems normal.
I went on board that ship about 15 years ago in Shenzen, China. It was pretty cool. It even had the taxiidermied remains of the first dog in space
Again?