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 …
Russian submarine Kursk (K-141) - Wikipedia
K-141 Kursk (Russian: Курск) [note 1] was an Oscar II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Russian Navy. On 12 August 2000, K-141 Kursk was lost when it sank in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 personnel on board.
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.
Why No One Escaped from the Kursk - TIME
Jun 3, 2002 · After an explosion in the ship’s torpedo room ripped open the hull, 23 surviving crewmen rushed to a floating rescue capsule located in the rear of the submarine.
Kursk submarine disaster | Russian Navy, Nuclear Accident
Sep 13, 2024 · 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 …
Russian sub, the “Kursk,” sinks with 118 onboard - HISTORY
Nov 13, 2009 · A Russian nuclear submarine sinks to the bottom of the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000; all 118 crew members are later found dead. The exact cause of the disaster remains unknown.
Kursk tragedy: How Russia's failures doomed submarine crew - MSN
From August 12 to 21, 2000, rescuers from Russia, and later from Norway and the United Kingdom, attempted to reach the underwater Kursk submarine.
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 ...
'A Time to Die': The Kursk Disaster - NPR
Jan 13, 2003 · Eighty-eight of their fellow sailors were killed in an explosion aboard the submarine Kursk -- the pride of Russia's evaporating navy.
Kursk Submarine Disaster - Encyclopedia.com
On Saturday, August 12, 2000, the nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarine Kursk (K-141), one of Russia 's most modern submarines, was lost with all 118 crewmembers during a large-scale exercise of the Russian Northern Fleet in the Barents Sea.