The Kursk Disaster: Why The "Cursed" Submarine Exploded
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The loss of a submarine in peace time is a huge tragedy.
The Kursk was the project 949A or ante. It was a very powerful submarine to be used to attack American aircraft carriers.
Success. Success. And there was an explosion of emotion.
She came to Rotterdam. Sheam, all this operation tells us that at times of such tragic events, the whole world should unite to grapple with them.
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In August 2000, the Kursk, a massive Oscar-II class nuclear submarine and the pride of the Russian Northern Fleet, suffered a catastrophic explosion and settled 108 meters deep in the freezing Barents Sea. With 118 lives lost and the eyes of the world on the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin turned to an unlikely duo: two Dutch brothers with no prior salvage experience. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Join the Spark Channel Membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMV3aTOwUtG5vwfH9_rzb2w/join You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExyn Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #Spark