Some info about Kursk accidnet Collected and rearranged by me .

About Kursk :

The Kursk is a cruise missile submarine, called the type 949a “Antey” class by the Russians, code named the Oscar II by NATO.

It’s main object to attack and destroy an aircraft carrier battle group using torpedos and short range sea skimming cruise missiles.

The Kursk was in fairing mission outside the cost of the Kola Peninsula in the Barends Sea .

The Acciedent :

On August 14, 2000, Russian authorities announced that  the Kursk, had sunk with all hands.

Saturday evening, 08-19-2000 it was announced in Russia that Kursk submarine crew is probably dead.

Many explained the accident by  the failure and explosion of one of the Kursk’s new torpedoes.

The Explotion :

The chemical explosion blasted with the force of 100-250 kg of TNT and registered 2.2 on the Richter scale.

The submarine sank to a depth of 108 metres (350 ft), about 135km (85 miles) from Severomorsk, at 69°40′N, 37°35′E.

A second explosion 135 seconds after the initial event measured between 3.5 and 4.4 on the Richter scale, equivalent to 3-7 tons of TNT.

One of those explosions blew large pieces of debris back through the submarine.

Rescue :

Rescue attempt was made by British and Norwegian teams.

Captain Lieutenant Dimitry Kolesnikov, one of the survivors of the first explosion, survived in Compartment 9 at the aft of the boat for hours after the blasts. Recovery workers found notes on his body. They showed that 23 sailors (out of 118 aboard) had waited in the dark with him.

The official investigation into the disaster showed that some men appeared to have survived the fire by plunging under the water (the fire marks on the walls indicate the water was at waist level in the lower area at this time). However the fire rapidly used up the remaining oxygen in the air, causing death by asphyxiation.

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