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 …

Silhouette of an Oscar-II class submarine. K-141 Kursk was a Project 949A class Antey (Russian: Aнтей, meaning Antaeus) submarine of the Oscar class, ... On 21 August, Norwegian and Russian divers found 24 bodies in the ninth compartment, the turbine room at the stern of the boat. Captain-lieutenant Dmitri Kolesnikov wrote a note listing ...

Jan 14, 2025 · 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 …

Jul 15, 2022 · The submarine was finally salvaged from the seabed, and its remains were raised by the Dutch salvage company a year after the disaster in 2001. Out of the 118 dead, the bodies of 115 members were recovered, providing a much-needed consolation to the crew’s families. More than a decade has passed since the Kursk disaster took place.

Oct 27, 2001 · So far 19 bodies have been recovered, and the bodies of six of those sailors will be flown to their home towns on Saturday for burial at the request of their families. The pictures show the...

The Kursk submarine disaster remains one of the worst events in Russia’s military history. The peacetime accident took place on 12th August 2000 during a training exercise and claimed the lives of all 118 crew members on board.

On Aug. 12, 2000, the Russian submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea after being rocked by two explosions. Most of the crew of 118 died instantly, but 23 survived for several hours.

NARRATOR (BERNARD HILL): One year ago the Russian submarine the Kursk sank in a terrible disaster. 118 men died. It was a tragedy that shocked the world. OLGA KOLESNIKOV: It was a catastrophe....

The Kursk Submarine Disaster. Caused by a chemical leak, faulty equipment, human negligence, and poor safety procedures, torpedoes on board exploded with such power that they were registered by earthquake sensors across Europe and Alaska. All crew members died either as a result of the explosion, or through suffocation due to delayed rescue ...

Aug 12, 2024 · On this day 24 years ago, Russia’s Kursk submarine sank following an explosion during naval exercises in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 personnel on board — a tragedy that became one of the...