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[15][22] At 22:30, the Northern Fleet declared an emergency, and the exercise was stopped. It was one of the few submarines authorised to carry a combat load at all times. [59][62] Tylik told the St. Petersburg Times that she would go to any lengths to learn the truth about the submarine disaster "They told us lies the whole time, and even now we are unable to get any information," she said. [52] Images of angry family members demanding information or waiting anxiously at the dock for news were shown on media worldwide. On Tuesday, 15 August, three days after the sinking, the crane ship PK-7500 arrived with the more manoeuvrable Project 18270 Bester-type DSRV (AC-36). Over four days, the Russian Navy repeatedly failed in its attempts to attach four different diving bells and submersibles to the escape hatch of the submarine. [2], The bulkhead between the first and second compartment was traversed by a circular 47-centimetre (19 in) air conditioning duct. Kursk's crew had not fired a torpedo for three years, and that torpedo was a much simpler battery-powered type. [28] But the weather prevented the PK-7500 from launching the DSRV. [90], Mayo, a diving platform, was equipped with dive chambers to accommodate the dive teams.

It was reputedly unsinkable and there were claims it would withstand a direct hit from a torpedo. The story did not appear in the print edition on Friday 18 August. Officials misled and manipulated the public and news media, and refused help from other governments. However, all 12 had been involved with the exercise, the rescue operations, or the submarine itself. [18]:87 They complained they did not receive any information from the government on the status of the disaster or rescue efforts until Wednesday, five days after the sinking. [3] Five days after the accident on 17 August 2000, President Putin accepted the British and Norwegian governments' offer of assistance. [66] Popov and Motsak had championed the story that the accident had been caused by a collision with a NATO submarine. An investigation revealed that because the torpedoes were not intended to carry warheads, the welds had not been inspected as carefully as welds on torpedoes carrying warheads. We express our gratitude to you for participation in the fate of our friend's families. They found that the first 18 metres (59 ft) of the boat was a mass of twisted metal and debris. The crew of the submarine Karelia detected the explosion but the captain assumed that it was part of the exercise. 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[47]:22 Their response was compared to the Soviet style of cover up and stonewalling like that during the Chernobyl disaster. [27], The Russian government convened a commission, chaired by vice-premier Ilya Klebanov, on 14 August, two days after Kursk sank. [16]:35[75] Ryazantsev asserted that signatures on the records documenting that the sailors had been trained in handling and firing HTP torpedoes had been faked. MG The official conclusion of the commission was that a faulty weld had led to the explosion. "We've been giving sedatives to relatives since this began, and it is not such a big deal as you make it out to be in the West," said an officer who would not identify himself. – engineer, ETG-2, 1975, higher naval engineering school, Captain 3rd rank Milyutin, Andrey Valentinovich – commander J., born in 1972, higher naval engineering school, Lieutenant Solarev Vitaly Mikhailovich – commander of the HA J., born in 1974, higher naval engineering school, Captain-Lieutenant Kokurin Sergey Sergeevich – the commander of TG J., 1973, higher naval engineering school, Senior Lieutenant Kirichenko Denis Stanislavovich – engineer J., born in 1976, higher naval engineering school, The senior warrant officer Kuznetsov Viktor Viktorovich – the foreman of a team of turbinates, 1972, Kursk, The senior warrant officer of Cazadero Vladimir Aleksevich – tech turbines, 1967, Lipetsk, Warrant officer Ishmuratov Fanis Malikovich – tech-turbinist, 1974, the Republic of Bashkortostan, D. Bahtigareev, The senior warrant officer Borisov, Andrey Mikhailovich – tech HA DD, born in 1970, Ryazanskaya obl., s. Percino, Midshipman Bulanov Alexey Gennadyevich – the foreman of a team bilge, 1978, Republic of Chuvashia, S. Anastasova, Warrant officer Vasily Ivanov Alimanovic – the foreman of a team of electricians, 1977, the Republic of Mari El, D., Zuccollo, Midshipman Salatov Vladimir Gennad’evich – technician-electrician, 1977, Yoshkar-Ola, The senior warrant officer Tsymbal, Ivan Ivanovich – electrical technician, born in 1970, Luhansk region., Makartetyne. Kursk submarine was lifted from the seabed a year after. [18]:72 The Russian Navy had previously operated two India-class submarines, each of which carried a pair of Poseidon class DSRVs that could reach a depth of 693 metres (2,274 ft), but due to a lack of funds, the vessels had been held since 1994 in a St. Petersburg yard for pending repairs. She told them, "You better shoot yourselves now! [10], Despite the many lapses in procedures and equipment, Ustinov said no charges would be filed because the disaster was caused by a technical malfunction and blame could not be placed on specific individuals. [46], The director of the Gidropribor Research Institute [ru] that designed the torpedo, Stanislav Proshkin, challenged the conclusion of the government's official report. [1] Working from a database of personal identification details, including the crew members' features, dental x-rays, birth marks, and tattoos, the doctors examined the bodies as they were brought to the laboratory.