The disoriented Russian navy command turned down offers of Western assistance, stubbornly sending Russian mini-submarines to make repeated futile attempts to hook onto the submarine's escape hatch. submarines and a British sub were spotted in the area near the Russian naval exercise in the Barents Sea when the Kursk disaster happened.Īs the submarine sank to the bottom of the sea, only about 350 feet (108 meters) below the surface, 23 men were able to flee to a rear compartment, where they waited for help. Russian media reports have claimed that two U.S. to Investigate Possible Russian Involvement in Death of Woman Poisoned
Bid Not to Recognize Putin as President After 2024 Has 'Deep Concern' Over Bulgaria Supporting Russia Annexing Crimea of 'Absolute Lies' of Russian Troops at Ukraine Border An official probe shortly following the explosion concluded that it was caused by an explosive propellant that leaked from a faulty torpedo.įor more reporting from the Associated Press, see below: He didn't identify the submarine and acknowledged that he had no proof to back his statements up. This is not the first time Popov has made this claim. Popov told RIA Novosti, a state news agency, Monday that the Kursk sank during its naval maneuvers because a NATO submarine that was shadowing it at a close distance accidentally bumped into it. It took a week for them to accept outside help, at which point it was too late to save anyone.Īccording to the Associated Press, Retired Admiral Vyacheslav Popov, who was commander of Russia's Northern Fleet at the time of the explosion, received a brunt of the blame for the slow response to the catastrophe. However, the Russian navy waited hours before launching the search, refusing to accept Western help. Most of the 118 crewmembers were killed instantly, but 23 managed to escape to a rear compartment to wait for help. The Kursk sank on Augafter two explosions. After a week, Russia finally invited Norwegian divers and it took them just hours to open the hatch, but by then it was too late to save anyone.A retired Russian admiral alleged that the 2000 Kursk submarine explosion was the result of a collision with a NATO submarine, going against the official ruling that the explosion was caused by a faulty torpedo. The disoriented Russian navy command wasted hours before launching a search, and the authorities turned down offers of Western assistance, stubbornly sending Russian mini-submarines to make repeated futile attempts to hook onto the submarine’s escape hatch. Most of the 118 members of the crew were killed instantly, but as the submarine sank to the bottom of the sea, only about 350 feet (108 meters) below the surface, 23 men were able to flee to a rear compartment, where they waited for help. 12, 2000, after suffering two powerful explosions. submarines and a British sub were spotted in the area near the Russian naval exercise in the Barents Sea when the Kursk disaster happened. Popov, who was blamed for his slow and bungled response to the catastrophe as the Northern Fleet's chief, has made the collision claim before, but his latest statement was more outspoken and detailed.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on Popov's claim and pointed to the official probe that concluded that the catastrophe was triggered by an explosive propellant that leaked from a faulty torpedo. He didn't identify the submarine and acknowledged that he lacks proof to back up his claim.
Popov told the state RIA Novosti news agency that the Western submarine was also damaged in the powerful explosion and sent a distress signal from the area. Vyacheslav Popov, who was the commander of Russia's Northern Fleet when the Kursk exploded and sank during naval maneuvers in the Barents Sea, charged in an interview released Monday that the NATO submarine inadvertently bumped into the Kursk while shadowing it at close distance. MOSCOW (AP) - A retired Russian admiral has alleged that the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster was caused by a collision with a NATO sub, an unproven claim that defies the official conclusion that the country's worst post-Soviet naval catastrophe was triggered by a faulty torpedo.
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