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The nuclear-powered Project 949A Antey (Oscar II class) submarine K-141 Kursk sank in an accident on 12 August 2000 in the Barents Sea. It was taking part in the first major Russian naval exercise in more than 10 years. All 118 personnel on board were killed.
Atomnaya Podvodnaya Lodka "Kursk" (APL "Kursk"), meaning "Atomic-powered submarine Kursk") 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.
May 10, 2024 · Kursk submarine disaster, one of Russia’s most serious naval disasters. WHEN: August 12−13, 2000 WHERE: Barents Sea, off the Arctic coast of Russia DEATH TOLL: 118 Russian sailors Over the weekend of August 12–13, 2000, while on a naval exercise inside the Arctic Circle, the Russian nuclear.
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 ...
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.
Aug 11, 2020 · In August 2000, the nuclear submarine Kursk sank during naval exercises on the Barents Sea, killing all 118 sailors in an incident that would prove a turning point for Russian society and for...
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.
In August 2000, the Russian submarine, the Kursk, sank with the loss of 118 lives. It was a tragedy which shocked the world. But to many the tragedy remains incomprehensible, for the Kursk...
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.
May 15, 2024 · The Kursk nuclear submarine was believed to have been involved in an accident during a naval exercise in the Arctic Circle, which caused it to sink. An official Russian inquiry would later...
