InitiallyPada mulanya, thereterdapat werelaporan reportsmedia bothdi inIndia Russiandan andRusia Indianbahwa media of a crewanak fromkapal thedari [[IndianTentera NavyLaut India]] headingakan tomenuju ke [[Vladivostok]] later inpada November 2008, wheredi theymana willmereka startakan memulakan "trainingslatihan anddan preparationspersediaan" aboarddi atas kapal theselam ''Nerpa''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vn.vladnews.ru/issue629/Business/Hindoos_lease_our_submarine |title=Hindoos lease our submarine – Business – Vladivostok News |publisher=Vn.vladnews.ru |date= |accessdate=2008-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200811021654.htm |title=The Hindu News Update Service |publisher=Hindu.com |date= |accessdate=2008-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19146§ionid=22&issueid=31&Itemid=1 |title=India Today - India's most widely read magazine |publisher=Indiatoday.digitaltoday.in |author=Sandeep Unnithan |date= |accessdate=2008-11-11}}</ref> TheseLaporan-laporan reportsini cametersebar amiddi speculationstengah-tengah thatspekulasi Russiabahawa mightRusia leaseakan amemajakkan newly-builtkapal nuclearselam submarineyang baru dibinanya tokepada India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.domain-b.com/defence/general/20081030_russian_nuclear.html |title=domain-b.com : Speculation mounts about Indian lease of new Russian nuclear attack sub |publisher=Domain-b.com |date= |accessdate=2008-11-11}}</ref> Reports later confirmed that the submarine which suffered the accident was indeed the one which was planned to be leased to India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/world/story/884195.html |title=India was planning to lease Russian sub that suffered fatalities, reports say. |publisher=Kansascity.com |date= |accessdate=2008-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5125926.ece |title=Russian nuclear death sub 'was due for delivery to India'|publisher=[[Timesonline]] |date= |accessdate=2008-11-11}}</ref>
Pegawai-pegawai Tentera Laut India berkata, "Pegawai-pegawai kami telah berada di Rusia bagi mengawasi projek kapal selam; kedua-dua semasa fasa pembinaan dan fasa ujian laut. Kami mengawasi ketat pembangunannya."
Indian naval officials said, "Our officials are already in Russia monitoring the submarine project; both during its construction phase and now during the sea trial phase. We are keeping a close watch on the developments."
Penganalisis pertahanan Rusia telah memberi komen bahawa kemalangan ini tidak mungkin "akan membuatkan India menjauhkan diri".
A Russian defense analyst remarked that it was unlikely that the incident "would scare India away."<ref name="moscowtimes1"/>
Golts stated, "I think this is going to be another serious blow to cooperation with India. India will be even more concerned about the quality of Russian weapons." He also stated that India had desired secrecy, lest the United States apply pressure to scuttle the deal, but that with no other suppliers of such submarines, India would probably still accept the deal.<ref name="newsweek"/>
==Kapal Tentera Laut Rusia yang pernah dinamakan ''Nerpa''==
