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	Russian submarine K-141 Kursk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		K-141 Kursk was a Russian nuclear cruise missile submarine which was lost with all hands when it sank in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000.
		A second explosion 135 seconds after the initial event measured 4.4 on the Richter scale, equating 3-7 tons of TNT [2] Either this explosion or the earlier one propelled large pieces of debris far back through the submarine, hinting at an explosion of massive proportions.
		The Kursk was eventually recovered from her grave by a Dutch team and 115 of the 118 dead were recovered and laid to rest in Russia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russian_submarine_Kursk (826 words)

	Project 949 / Oscar - Russian / Soviet Nuclear Forces
		On 01 September 2000 an agreement was reached on the technical and organizational aspects of the international effort to lift to the surface the bodies of the crewmen of the Kursk.
		Seismic records from the explosion onboard the Russian sub Kursk by Terry Wallace, University of Arizona - The explosion on the Kursk was approximately.25 to.75 tons.
		RUSSIAN SUB Voice of America 20 August 2000 -- Russian T-V reported Sunday that divers suspect a crew member of the damaged Russian submarine Kursk may be trapped in the air lock inside the rear escape hatch.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/russia/theater/949.htm (6452 words)

	Forensic seismology provides clues to Kursk disaster
		WASHINGTON - The explosions that sank the Russian submarine Kursk on August 12, 2000, triggered shock waves that were recorded by a network of seismic stations in the Baltic region and beyond.
		The most compelling seismic evidence that the main Kursk event was dominated by an explosion was the observation of a "bubble pulse." This pulse results from oscillations of a bubble of hot gases unleashed by an explosion as it rises toward the surface.
		The authors note that the largest Israeli explosion produced a signal similar to that of the Kursk, and both were recorded by a German seismic array, located at virtually equal distance between the Dead Sea and the Barents Sea.
	www.agu.org /sci_soc/prrl/prrl0105.html (719 words)

	The tragedy aboard Kursk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Russian vessel Mikhail Rudnitsky, front, and the Norwegian vessel Normand Pioneer, left, assist in the rescue operation for the sunken nuclear submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea, Monday 21 August 2000.
		Russian military officials say that they found what may be the fence surrounding the cabin of a NATO submarine in the area of the Kursk accident.
		Russian government officials announced that the three possible causes of the accident are being investigated: (1) a collision with a foreign submarine; (2) a collision with a W.W.II mine; (3) a malfunction of the submarine's internal systems, such as electrical batteries or missiles.
	www.aeronautics.ru /nws002/kursk001.htm (12065 words)

	CNN.com - $70m Kursk salvage set for April - January 12, 2001
		Van Eekelen, who said the foundation presented plans to salvage the submarine to the European Union on Thursday, said the group was seeking financial support from the EU and from the U.S., Japan and Canada.
		Russian and Norwegian divers retrieved 12 bodies from the Kursk in November but their mission was called off because of rough weather and the danger from broken equipment inside the submarine.
		Environmental groups have said lifting the Kursk would be too dangerous, risking a possible breakup of the vessel, rupture of the protective casings around the reactors and a radioactive spill.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/01/12/russia.kursk (541 words)

	The Sinking Of The Kursk?
		Sergei Zhikov, a deputy and a former submariner, said yesterday that the Kursk and the Peter the Great, a Russian cruiser, were on an exercise in the Barents Sea in which "the cruiser acted as an enemy aircraft carrier and the submarine was expected to attack it".
		A submarine moored in the piers, instead of dock, because the docks in Haakonsvern, we have to repeat, are not assigned for submarines, especially nuclear.
		Russian media reports indicate that the external object, which hit "Kursk" was attempting to steer away to the left and down from the Russian submarine in the last moments before the collision.
	www.whatreallyhappened.com /KURSK/kursk.html (6852 words)

	CNN.com - First rescue attempt fails for sailors trapped in sunken Russian sub - August 15, 2000
		He had said a submersible tethered to the Rudinsky on the surface would be lowered to the 14,000-ton Kursk, which is lying at an angle 107 meters (350 feet) beneath the surface of the Arctic waters of the Barents Sea, 136 kilometers (85 miles) from the Russian naval base of Severomorsk.
		The mammoth Kursk is one of the newest submarines in the Russian fleet, built in 1994 and commissioned in 1995.
		The sections of the submarine are divided into compartments, but it was unclear how many of the crew had been able to escape to safer parts of the ship before the front of the submarine filled with water, forcing it onto the sea bottom.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/08/15/russia.submarine.06 (778 words)

	USATODAY.com - U.K. robot attempts to cut stranded sub loose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Earlier, Russian rescuers looped cables under the antenna, hoping to bring both it and the 44-foot-long sub closer to the surface where divers could reach the crew.
		The Russian navy made contact with the crew late Saturday, and Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Viktor Fyodorov said their condition was "satisfactory" despite temperatures of 41 to 45 degrees.
		Officials said the Russian submarine was participating in a combat training exercise and got snarled on an underwater antenna assembly that is part of a coastal monitoring system.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-08-05-russian-vessel_x.htm (1059 words)

	Russian nuclear submarine Kursk disaster
		Russian Navy chief Adm. Vladimir Kuroyedov [read from] a note that was found in the pocket of a seaman identified as Lt. Dmitry Kolesnikov: "All the crew from the sixth, seventh and eighth compartments went over to the ninth.
		Kolesnikov and the rest of the submariners knew only too well that after their ship had failed to answer radio queries, the fleet has already sounded the alarm and the search for them was already going on.
		No-one expected the explosion, and that is why none of the submariners were wearing the breathing equipment they were dutifully preserving in case they managed to get out of the submarine.
	www.users.cloud9.net /~bradmcc/kursk.html (2131 words)

	Russian submarine AS-34 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The AS-34 is a Priz class Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle, or rescue mini-sub.
		The AS-34 was stationed aboard the rescue ship Rudnetsky and participated in operations to attempt a rescue of personnel from the sunken Russian submarine Kursk.
		The sub managed to reach Kursk but was unable to establish a seal to fully dock on the ninth compartment and effect rescue.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russian_submarine_AS-34 (101 words)

	Russian submarine Kursk
		Russian submarine Kursk, which sank in the Barents Sea August 13, 2000, with 118 of her crew.
		To the valiant warriors of the Kursk, 11/15/00
		A Tribute to the submariners of the Kursk
	diodon349.com /Kursk-Memorial/russian_submarine_kursk.htm (270 words)

	KURSK
		The Russian nuclear submarine Kursk which was trapped Monday 14/08/2000 on the floor of the Barents Sea after unspecified malfunctions.
		The sunken submarine Kursk has a "terrifying hole'' on its starboard side, a top Russian official said as explosion wrecked the vessel and sent it plunging to the sea bottom in seconds.
		The U.S. analyst said there were two distinct explosions detected by the monitors early S. The explosions were seconds apart and the second blast was notably larger than the first, according to the source.
	asalizaki.freeservers.com /kursk.htm (385 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Kursk victims' slow death
		A note found on one of the four bodies raised from the sunken Russian nuclear submarine Kursk reveals that at least 23 people remained alive after explosions killed most of the crew.
		The note contradicts official statements in the wake of the disaster that none of the Kursk's 118 crew survived the explosions which tore through the boat's forward sections.
		The Russian authorities came under a torrent of criticism from bereaved relatives and the country's media for failing to give accurate information when the Kursk sank and for delaying an international rescue attempt.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/989680.stm (522 words)

	The Kursk: Things Fall Apart - StarIQ.com
		When the Kursk nuclear submarine, called the "pride of the Russian fleet," sank after an apparent onboard explosion on August 12, another veil of the Iron Curtain was lifted.
		The Kursk and the Ostankino tower were the most recent in a stream of disasters including gas explosions, industrial accidents and breakdowns in the power grid, "which have underscored the weakened state of Russia's infrastructure due to lack of money and poor maintenance," in the words of one reporter there.
		The sinking of the Kursk, a top-secret, lethal weapon of mass destruction, and other collapses in the Russian empire, raise critical questions of what is really important in the world, and in Russia, at this important and transitional moment of global history.
	www.stariq.com /pagetemplate/article.asp?PageID=1480 (959 words)

	Russian Cruiser fired rocket that sank Kursk [Free Republic] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Russia's domestic security agency is reported to have concluded that the nuclear submarine Kursk was hit by a rocket fired by a Russian cruiser during military exercises.
		Russian officials have speculated that the Kursk collided with another vessel, tearing a large hole in its front end, while US officials say they believe a torpedo misfire caused the tragedy.
		Early on in the tragedy Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeev asserted that a collision with "an underwater object" the same size as the Kursk (twice the length of a Boeing 747) was the cause of the disaster.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a39b8442b4561.htm (6034 words)

	Russian Newspaper: "Kursk Crashed into US Sub" [Free Republic]
		The Russian navy chief, Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov, said on Monday that the Kursk had likely crashed into a vessel, perhaps a foreign one spying on it, but later suggested an explosion onboard had rocked the craft.
		Signal buoys used by Russian submarines to show their location in case of emergency are orange and white, but those in question were green and white, Mamontov said.
		The pride of the Russian fleet is an ill-repaired sub manned by a bunch of incompetents......pass it on.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a399d727a1091.htm (4886 words)

	KURSK KILLED BY TORPEDO EXPLOSION / Kursk submarine (2000-2003) / WPS Russian Media Monitoring Agency
		Submariners in the aft compartments were killed instantly and the rest eventually died of asphyxia.
		The initial explosion might have been caused by a collision with some other object or by the faulty torpedo itself, Dorogin said.
		The Investigation Commission denounces the hypothesis that the Kursk was killed by a volley from the ASW ship Pyotr Veliky.
	www.wps.ru /en/pp/kursk/2001/02/12/1.html (145 words)

	KURSK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This model represents the Russian Submarine Kursk the way she looked prior to her
		She sank as a result of a massive explosion in the
		The model itself was produced from a Russian model company called Zvezda.
	www.bdillonreplicasanddisplays.com /KURSK.html (109 words)

	Kursk submarine (2000-2003) / WPS Russian Media Monitoring Agency
		THE KURSK SUBMARINE TO BE RAISED ON SEPTEMBER 15-20
		THE KURSK SANK BECAUSE OF A TORPEDO EXPLOSION?
		CAUSES OF KURSK SINKING ARE NOT ON THE SURFACE
	www.wps.ru /chitalka/kursk/en (1996 words)

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