What the records say
- When
- 12 Aug 2000
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 69.62° N, 37.58° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Kursk submarine disaster.
Summary
The Russian submarine Kursk sinks in the Barents Sea during one of the largest Russian naval exercises since the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, resulting in the deaths of all 118 men on board.
Kursk submarine disaster
2000 submarine accident in the Barents Sea
The Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk sank in an accident on 12 August 2000 in the Barents Sea, with the death of all 118 personnel on board. The submarine, which was of the Project 949A-class, was taking part in the first major Russian naval exercise in more than 10 years.
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