The Hunt for Red October observers that "Red October" has been lost. However, GRU intelligence officer Igor Loginov, masquerading as "Red October"s cook, becomes aware of what Ramius is doing and attempts to manually detonate a missile, which will destroy "Red October". Loginov opens fire with his weapon, killing Captain Lieutenant Kamarov (the ship's navigator) and seriously wounding Ramius and Williams. Ryan tries to reason with the GRU agent, who refuses; he later kills Loginov in the submarine's missile compartment. Later, Tupolev and "V.K. Konovalov", pursuing what they initially believe is an vessel, finds that it is "Red October" based on its acoustical signature, and
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