Nuclear submarine Kursk. 17 years since death
Today, the Navy paid tribute to the sailors of the Kursk nuclear submarine, which sank in the Barents Sea in August 2000. Head of Pacific Press Services fleet 1st-rank captain Vladimir Matveev noted that St. Andrew’s flags were lowered today, and meetings were held in memory of the victims. The personnel of the fleet honored the memory of the dead sailors with a minute of silence.
Vladimir Matveyev quotes Interfax-AVN:
In the Pacific VVMU them. Admiral S.O. Makarov to the memorial plaques, on which the names of the school graduates who perished aboard the Kursk submarines, were immortalized, wreaths and flowers were laid.
Recall that the nuclear submarine "Kursk" sank exactly 17 years ago during an exercise. All crew members of the submarine were killed - 118 people. The accident occurred approximately in 175 km from Severomorsk. The depth at which the boat was located was 108 meters.
The fact of the death of the crew of the submarine "Kursk" was officially confirmed only 21 August 2000 year, after the Norwegian divers managed to open the hatch in the 9-th compartment. The information about the death of the crew was presented by the then Chief of Staff of the Northern Fleet, Vice Admiral M. Motsak.
The official version of the death of "Kursk" is the version of the explosion of the 65-76А torpedo ("Kit") in the 4-torpedo apparatus due to leakage of the components of the torpedo's fuel. In the report of the Russian Federation GP from 2002, it was stated that a torpedo explosion led to a fire aboard the submarine and the subsequent detonation of the entire torpedo arsenal of the 1 compartment. There are dozens of unofficial versions: from a suicide bomber on board (the version has been officially refuted) to torpedoing a NATO submarine.
Vladimir Matveyev quotes Interfax-AVN:
At noon (local time), the St. Andrew’s flags were lowered on the ships of the Kamchatka submarine association, and the disturbing sounds of the ship’s sirens sounded.
In the Pacific VVMU them. Admiral S.O. Makarov to the memorial plaques, on which the names of the school graduates who perished aboard the Kursk submarines, were immortalized, wreaths and flowers were laid.
Recall that the nuclear submarine "Kursk" sank exactly 17 years ago during an exercise. All crew members of the submarine were killed - 118 people. The accident occurred approximately in 175 km from Severomorsk. The depth at which the boat was located was 108 meters.
The fact of the death of the crew of the submarine "Kursk" was officially confirmed only 21 August 2000 year, after the Norwegian divers managed to open the hatch in the 9-th compartment. The information about the death of the crew was presented by the then Chief of Staff of the Northern Fleet, Vice Admiral M. Motsak.
The official version of the death of "Kursk" is the version of the explosion of the 65-76А torpedo ("Kit") in the 4-torpedo apparatus due to leakage of the components of the torpedo's fuel. In the report of the Russian Federation GP from 2002, it was stated that a torpedo explosion led to a fire aboard the submarine and the subsequent detonation of the entire torpedo arsenal of the 1 compartment. There are dozens of unofficial versions: from a suicide bomber on board (the version has been officially refuted) to torpedoing a NATO submarine.
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