[struwwelpeter]

And there they waited until they succumbed to hypoxia and hypothermia.

The sea is a harsh mistress.

[Asclepius]

Later, after the Kursk was raised, specialists were unanimous that the precise actions of sixth compartment personnel proved to be decisive in preventing nuclear contamination.

Heroes. All of them.

[txzman]

Great article. What is really of greatest interest is what caused the first explosion. Was it the highly volatile fuel mixture of the new torpedo design - as pointed out by a number of Russian naval engineers who had misgivings before the Kursk sailed on its last voyage.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Admittedly I haven't read the article yet but I never let that sort of thing keep from making a comment.

Torpedo go boom, kursk go glug glug.

[stanz]

Thanks for this excellent article.

[Gunner9mm]

A tough business, and an even tougher way to die.

[Jackie222]

Thanks for the flag. I guess this is the final decision on the disaster? Are you convinced?

[vannrox]

Forward Compartment One (1) on the Kursk.


Control Bridge in Section (2)


Surival Suits employed on the Kursk.


Outer hatch (Photo of Kursk Rescue training)


A "sister" ship of the OSCAR Class.


The Kursk at Dock.


Anti-Ship Missile launcher Tubes.


Schematic of the Missle Tube Array.


Schematic

[vannrox]

Clean Hull Schematic in English.


Acoustic waves plotted showing the times of Explosion and magnitudes.


Rescue Points.


Reactor Control Room.


Underwater Phot taken by Diving Bell.

[RightWhale]

Having worked on submarine construction, I appreciate this article.

[Thud]

ping

[Paradox]

Those poor guys. Sounds to me like the guys who prevented a nuclear leak deserve some kind of posthumous award or medal.

I cannot imagine the sadness and utter desolation of the remaining few who took so long to die. A real tragedy. My heart goes out to them and their families.

[Doomonyou]

Bookmarked for a later read.

Thanks for the info. Doink!

[Bobby777]

what was their sub that suffered a liquid-fuel leak in 1980's, detonating in the sub, killing/injuring several and causing the sub to eventually sink? ... after that event especially I would have thought they would have moved away from liquid propellant ... hard to handle, unstable, leaks, etc. ... undoubtedly one of the weapons developed a similar leak ... it's only a matter of time ...

[Looking for Diogenes]

Thanks for the fine article and transaltions.

These sailors died heroically.

[Shermy]

For your information, article from March 21 Moscow Times:

Official: Kursk Crew Lived 3 Days

Free access to the article is only up for a week.