MOSCOW (AP) -- Charred and rusting cavities littered with torn metal shards are all that remain of the compartments where commanders and most of the crew of the Kursk were stationed when explosions ...

On August 12, 2000, the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk suffered a massive internal explosion during a training exercise. A faulty hydrogen peroxide torpedo leaked fuel, triggering a violent chemical ...

The Kursk’s loss of its 118-person crew makes it one of the deadliest in modern history. In August 2000, the Russian nuclear submarine “Kursk” sailed to the Arctic Circle to participate in a scheduled ...

Moscow’s cover-up of the Kursk submarine incident seriously damaged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s prestige—and was even viewed by some as a “turning point” for modern Russia. The Americans almost ...

OSLO, Norway - The Russian nuclear submarine Kursk had atomic weapons on board when it sank last year, experts claimed Wednesday, despite Moscow's insistence it carried only conventional weapons. The ...

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