Sourced of - https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32802/entire-crew-of-a-russian-nuclear-submarine-is-in-quarantine-after-covid-19-exposure -- Joseph Trevithick View Joseph Trevithick's Articles @FranticGoat The entire crew of one of the Russian Navy's eight Project 949A Oscar II class guided missile submarines is reportedly in quarantine over concerns they may have been exposed to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. This underscores the very serious implications that the rapidly expanding pandemic is almost certain to have on the readiness of military forces around the world, including the U.S. military, as time goes on, something the War Zone has already explored in detail. B-port, an online Russian news outlet based in the northern port city of Murmansk, was first to report that the crew of the Oscar II class submarine Orel was in quarantine on Mar. 26, 2020. Russian Navy officials made this decision after learning that a civilian contractor who had visited the boat on official business had come into contact with another individual who tested positive for COVID-19. A Supercarrier Sidelined By COVID-19 Could Be The Canary In The Coal Mine For The Navy (Updated) By Chris Harmer Posted in The War Zone Now Both Aircraft Carriers In The Western Pacific Have COVID-19 Cases, Raising Readiness Concerns By Joseph Trevithick Posted in The War Zone Putin Names Ships, Subs That Will Get Shadowy Zircon Hypersonic Missile As Test Date Approaches By Joseph Trevithick Posted in The War Zone Check Out This Soviet Submarine Firing A Nuclear Ballistic Missile While Docked Pierside By Joseph Trevithick Posted in The War Zone Analyzing The First Images Of Russia's Huge Doomsday Torpedo Carrying Special Missions Sub By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway Posted in The War Zone Orel is homeported at the Guba Bolshaya Lopatka submarine base, which is part of the larger Zapadnaya Litsa naval base, on the Kola Peninsula. The base is situated to the northwest of Murmansk