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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 more than 10 years.
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 1994.
The pressure produced by the expanding HTP ruptured the kerosene fuel tank in the torpedo and set off an explosion equal to 100–250 kilograms (220–550 lb) of TNT. The submarine sank in relatively shallow water, bottoming at 108 metres (354 ft) about 135 km (84 mi) off Severomorsk, at 69°40′N 37°35′E.
Aug 12, 2024 · On this day 24 years ago, Russia’s Kursk submarine sank following an explosion during naval exercises in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 personnel on board — a tragedy that became one of the...
Jun 21, 2023 · In 2000, one of the worst peacetime submarine accidents ever took place off the coast of Russia. A huge explosion sank the giant nuclear-powered submarine Kursk, killing most of its crew and...
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 left port...
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. But the capsule failed to...
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.
Aug 12, 2019 · On Aug. 12, 2000, the nuclear submarine Kursk sank, killing all on board: 118 crew members. President Vladimir Putin, then in his first term as president, was faced with intense criticism...
Jan 13, 2003 · During naval exercises in the frigid Barents Sea on Aug. 12, 2000, two explosions ripped through the Russian submarine Kursk, and the mammoth ship quickly sank to the bottom in more than...
