NewsOctober 19, 2001
Kursk submarine salvage continues
MOSCOW -- The second of two huge pontoons was locked onto the barge carrying the nuclear submarine Kursk on Thursday in preparation for moving the vessel into dry dock, Russian news agencies reported. The wreck of the submarine was raised from the Barents Sea floor last week in an unprecedented naval engineering operation, then towed beneath a barge...
The Associated Press
MOSCOW -- The second of two huge pontoons was locked onto the barge carrying the nuclear submarine Kursk on Thursday in preparation for moving the vessel into dry dock, Russian news agencies reported.
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The wreck of the submarine was raised from the Barents Sea floor last week in an unprecedented naval engineering operation, then towed beneath a barge.
The Kursk exploded and sank during military maneuvers in August 2000, killing all 118 crewmen.
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