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The Russian nuclear Oscar-class submarine Kursk was trapped at the bottom of the Barents sea, killing more than 100 who were aboard. (AP)
Camera Works
Kursk Submarine• Russian Submarine Tragedy View a photo gallery about the sinking of the Kursk and the failed rescue efforts.
Video
• Russian President Vladimir Putin faces criticism for his handling of the Kursk sinking.
Graphics
• 8/18: A Possible Scenario
• The Scene Under Water
• Continuing Rescue Efforts
• Answering an SOS
• Dangers of the Deep
• The Stranded Sub
Post Editorials
• Scandal Strikes Mr. Putin (8/23/00)
• Candor and the Kursk (8/19/00)
Commentary
• Back in the U.S.S.R. by Geore F. Will (9/3/00)
• Cold War Games, Dangerously Old by Joshua Handler (8/25/00)
• The Concorde and the Kursk by Jim Hoagland (8/20/00)
On the Web
• Oscar Class Submarine from Federation of American Scientists
• Oscar II Technical Specs from Jane's Fighting Ships
• Bellona Foundation on Russian Nuclear Vessel Accidents
• Russian Naval Forces from The Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University
• Slingsby Engineering on the LR5 rescue submarine
Navy Found Culpable in Russian Sub Disaster
Numerous safety lapses, technical errors, bad management and simple sloppiness may have contributed to the devastating explosions that sank the Russian submarine Kursk and resulted in the deaths of all 118 men aboard, according to an account of a lengthy investigation into the August 2000 disaster.
Report Shows Sloppiness May Be to Blame in Kursk Accident
Numerous safety lapses, technical errors, bad management and simple sloppiness may have contributed to the devastating explosion that sunk the Russian submarine Kursk and resulted in the death of all 118 men aboard, according to an inside account of the lengthy investigation into the August 2000 disaster.
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Admiral: Kursk Had Unstable Torpedoes: Russian Suggests Fire Doomed Sub (Post, Feb. 19, 2002)

Russian Describes Scene After Sinking of Sub (Post, Oct. 28, 2001)

Russia to Raise Sub, but Not Mystery: Salvage Team to Lop Off Bow of Sunken Kursk Before Lifting It From Sea Floor (Post, July 18, 2001)

Dutch Firm Is Hired to Raise Sub: Russia Shifts Plans, Saying Kursk Could Be Retrieved This Year (Post, May 19, 2001)

Kursk Report: Possible Torpedo Blast: Note Is at Odds With Moscow's Account (Post, Feb. 27, 2001)

Kursk Note Mentions Lack of Oxygen Gear: TV Report Reveals Omitted Material (Post, Nov. 10, 2000)

New Clues Emerge On Kursk's Last Hours: Second Note, Video Add to Evidence (Post, Nov. 9, 2000)

Kursk Recovery Efforts Halted: Norwegian Platform Departs; Investigating Body to Meet (Post, Nov. 8, 2000)

Evidence Points to Massive Fire on Kursk (Post, Oct. 28, 2000)

Some on Doomed Sub Lived for Hours After Blast, Note Reveals (Post, Oct. 27, 2000)

Divers Pierce Russian Sub's Inner Hull (Post, Oct. 23, 2000)

Putin Displays More Cautious Leadership: Role in Kursk, Mideast Crises Recast Russian's Bold Image (Post, Oct. 23, 2000)

Russians Attempt To Free Bodies In Sunken Kursk: Divers Pierce Outer Hull in Risky Mission (Post, Oct. 22, 2000)

Doubt Cast On Search For Bodies Aboard Sub: Russians Cite Danger To Kursk Dive Teams (Post, Oct. 20, 2000)

Did Cost-Cutting Sink the Kursk?: Russian Sub May Have Been Testing Cheaper Torpedo Fuel (Post, Oct. 19, 2000)

Russian Sub Tapping Not an 'SOS': 'Mechanical Object' Caused Kursk Noise, Investigator Says (Post, Sept. 16, 2000)



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