Popular Mechanics: The True Story of the Russian Kursk Submarine Disaster
A navy fleet exercise became a desperate race to recover survivors hundreds of feet beneath the sea.
In 2000, one of the worst peacetime submarines accidents ever took place off the coast of Russia. A huge explosion sank the giant nuclear-powered submarine Kursk, killing most of its crew and stranding nearly two dozen survivors hundreds of feet underwater. An international rescue team assembled to save the sailors, but was unable to reach them in time.
Colin Firth stars in a new movie about the disaster called Kursk, which comes out this year. Here's the true story of the doomed sub.
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WNU editor: The Russian military .... specifically the Russian Navy .... was in a mess at that time. This was a disaster just waiting to happen. I am looking forward to the movie (see trailer below).
