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Russian Navy To Raise Fragments From Kursk Sub
Moscow (AFP) May 6, 2002 Russian authorities plan to recover sonar material and part of a torpedo tube that stayed on the seabed after the raising of the stricken nuclear submarine Kursk last year, naval officials said Monday. "Seven bow fragments are still on the seabed. We are planning to raise the acoustic antenna and part of the torpedo launch system," an official said, as quoted by the Interfax-AVN news agency specialising in military affairs. The raised fragments are expected to throw more light on the causes of the sinking of the Kursk in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000, with the loss of all 118 men on board. A salvage vessel is to leave the Arctic naval base of Severomorsk on May 15 and the raising operation will begin five days later, the official said. The submarine's badly damaged bow was cut off from the main section prior to the raising of the Kursk last October. A preliminary report in February said the disaster was caused by a torpedo explosion resulting from the use of volatile fuel. A definitive report is expected later this year. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
World Powers Threaten Defiant Iran Over Nuclear Crisis
Vienna (AFP) Jan 11, 2006World powers threatened Iran with UN Security Council sanctions Wednesday after it resumed sensitive nuclear activities as a defiant Tehran vowed to press ahead with its disputed atomic programme. |
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