The Kursk's commanders and most of the crew in the front compartments were killed as two blasts 135 seconds apart sent the mighty submarine ... the August 2000 disaster for hours in the stern ...

Key Kursk Facts The outer hull of the Oscar II submarine was made of high-nickel, high-chrome content stainless steel that was .33 inches (8.5mm) thick. It had exceptionally good resistance to ...

From August 12 to 21, 2000, rescuers from Russia, and later also from Norway and the United Kingdom, attempted to reach the Kursk ... the submarine, indicating the location of the disaster to ...

Families of the 118 men killed when the Kursk sank in ... The front section of the submarine, which houses the torpedo compartment and was severely mangled in the disaster, will be cut off and ...