Kursk submarine disaster - Wikipedia
The Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk sank in an accident on 12 August 2000 in the Barents Sea, with the loss of all 118 personnel on board. The submarine, which was of the Project 949A -class (Oscar II class), was taking part in the first major Russian naval exercise in …
Kursk submarine disaster | Russian Navy, Nuclear Accident & Loss …
Over the weekend of August 12–13, 2000, while on a naval exercise inside the Arctic Circle, the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea with all hands on board. The entire 118-strong crew perished on the Oscar II class submarine, built in 1994.
Kursk Anniversary: Submarine Disaster Was Putin's 'First Lie'
Aug 12, 2015 · Fifteen years after the dramatic sinking of the Kursk nuclear submarine with the loss 118 lives in August 2000, lawyer Boris Kuznetsov sees the tragedy as a turning point for modern Russia. The...
'A Time to Die': The Kursk Disaster - NPR
Jan 13, 2003 · During naval exercises in the frigid Barents Sea on Aug. 12, 2000, two explosions ripped through the Russian submarine Kursk, and the mammoth ship quickly sank to the bottom in more than 350...
The Kursk Catastrophe, A Lesson For Putin, Is Fading From …
In August 2000, the nuclear submarine Kursk sank during naval exercises on the Barents Sea, killing all 118 sailors in an incident that would prove a turning point for Russian society and for the...
Russian admiral: Kursk disaster caused by NATO sub
Nov 22, 2021 · A retired Russian admiral has alleged that the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster was caused by a collision with a NATO sub in an unproven claim that defies the official conclusion that the country’s worst post-Soviet naval catastrophe was triggered by a faulty torpedo.
The True Story of the Russian Kursk Submarine Disaster - Popular Mechanics
Jun 21, 2023 · A huge explosion sank the giant nuclear-powered submarine Kursk, killing most of its crew and stranding nearly two dozen survivors hundreds of feet underwater. An international rescue team ...
Why No One Escaped from the Kursk - TIME
Jun 3, 2002 · Could some of the 118 Russian sailors who died in the August 2000 Kursk submarine disaster have been saved? A high-level Russian source tells TIME they could have been if rescue gear aboard the...
Russians search for answers after new sea tragedy - BBC News
Jul 3, 2019 · In August 2000, two explosions sent the 17,000 tonne nuclear-powered Kursk to the bottom of the Barents Sea and took 118 submariners down to their deaths.
Science & Nature - Horizon - What Sank the Kursk? - BBC
In August 2000, the Russian submarine, the Kursk, sank with the loss of 118 lives. It was a tragedy which shocked the world. But to many the tragedy remains incomprehensible, for the Kursk had...