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A Russian Nuclear Submarine Sank: Some of the Crew Survived, But Couldn't Be Saved
It was the largest salvage operation of its type ever accomplished ... the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet claimed that the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster was caused by a collision with a NATO ...
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2000: Rescuers race to save stricken Kursk submarine
A rescue operation is launched in August 2000 to try to save more than 100 sailors on board a Russian submarine grounded at the bottom of the Barents Sea. The Kursk nuclear submarine was believed ...
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'Worst Submarine Accident in Russian History': Russian Sub Sank Thanks to Torpedo Malfunction
In August 2000, the Russian submarine Kursk suffered two massive explosions during a naval exercise in the Barents Sea, sinking with 118 crew aboard. Caused by a hydrogen peroxide-fueled torpedo ...
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Diver Enters Kursk Submarine for First Time
A Russian diver entered the Kursk nuclear submarine for the first time Wednesday but failed to find any of the 118 sailors who died when the vessel sank in August, a top navy commander said.
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Faulty Hydrogen Peroxide Torpedo 'Put a Hole' in a Russian Sub and Sank It
In the absence of a large-scale conflict for the submarine to display its qualities, the Kursk tragedy remains one of the main events for which the Oscar II class is known. In August 2000 ...