She remains in drydock to this day, over 8 years later. As a consequence of this damage, all Typhoon-class subs are modified to carry a new, more modern ballistic missile. Radiation contamination is so severe that the K-192 is removed from service. She remains unusable and unrepairable to this day. There are conflicting reports about the number of survivors.
Some reports claim only one survivor.
Other reports indicate as many as 25 crew members were rescued. The seal in a missile hatch cover failed, allowing sea water to leak into the missile tube. The sea water reacted with fuel residue from the liquid-fuled missile, causing an explosion and fire. Three crew members are killed outright. A fourth cremember, an enlisted seaman, dies after successfully securing the nuclear reactor by hand, when he is trapped in the engine compartment.