European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes re what to do if your vacation goes wrong daily Magazine g weekend professional football results sports Section d today s Dollar buys 1.98 Marks rates Page 27 Ruth Ohmic unofficial Public Ilion Edh th1 . By 0 Foch vol. 45, no. 172 tuesday october 7, 1986 is Tom a sunday d 8693 a disabled soviet sub sinks soviet sub sinks inthe Atlantic Ocean by Norman Blackcap military writer Washington a disabled soviet nuclear submarine Sank cast of Bermuda before Dawn monday the Pentagon announced. The official soviet news Agency pass said no lives were lost when the ship went Down. A Pentagon spokesman. Col Marvin Braman. Snid survivors were seen being picked up by soviet Mer chant ships one of which had been towing the Yankee class sub. Two officials said that fewer than 24 men were believed left on Board for the towing operation and thai life rafts were seen moving toward a merchant ship before the sub finally slipped beneath the surface three Days after it was wracked by fire and an explosion it is presumed that everybody got off but we Don t know for sure said one source. They certainly had enough Lime to get off because this Bont was clearly slipping lower in the water More than three hours be fore it went  the sub Sank in 18,000 feet of water i to Nautica Milts East of Cape Hatteras n.c., at 4 a.m., Braman said almost four hours after the lowing ceased and the submarine was seen to be taking on water. There was no immediate word on casualties from see sub on Page 28 Dod planning How to conduct officer cutback Washington