The Kursk nuclear submarine was successfully raised from the Barents sea floor today, more than a year after it became a tomb for its 118 crew. The submarine was lifted on steel cables lowered from a barge before being clamped underneath the barge.
Q. Could the Kursk crew have been saved?
Most of the crew had died instantly. But 23 men remained alive trapped in a leaking compartment at the back of the sub. They could have been saved, but for days the Russians turned down all offers of help despite the fact their own search and rescue capacity was pathetic.
Q. Why did they cut the bow of Kursk?
The cause of the Kursk explosions, which occurred about two minutes apart during naval exercises, is still unknown. That section was cut off before the Kursk was salvaged for fear it would tear off and destabilize the submarine while it was being raised.
Q. Is Kursk a true story?
Kursk (released as The Command in the US and as Kursk: The Last Mission in the UK) is a 2018 English-language Belgian-Luxembourgian drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg based on Robert Moore’s book A Time to Die, about the true story of the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster.
Q. What happened to the Russian submarine K 19?
Decommissioning. On 19 April 1990 the submarine was decommissioned, and was transferred in 1994 to the naval repair yard at Polyarny. In March 2002, it was towed to the Nerpa Shipyard, Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk, to be scrapped.
Q. Has anyone survived a submarine sinking?
All of the 72 crew made it to the surface but only 15 survived with the rest swept out to sea by the tide and lost. Of the Soviet submarine’s 69 crew, 34 of those who made the ascent to the surface later died from hypothermia, heart failure or drowning.
Q. Whats it like to die in a submarine?
Rupture from a depth charge: There would be a big gaping hole in the side of the submarine. Water would come rushing in, and everyone would die by drowning. One of the places where fully pressurized sea water circulates inside the engine room would rupture, causing flooding.
Q. How do submarines get air?
First, oxygen must be pumped into the vessel as the crew uses it up by breathing. Oxygen is typically supplied to the submarine from pressurized tanks. A computerized system monitors oxygen in the air and releases fresh oxygen as its needed by the crew.
Q. Where does poop go on a submarine?
Although sea water is too salty to be consumed, it works perfectly well in the toilet. You do your business, flush and the waste is collected in a special tank somewhere in the bottom of the pressure vessel. Once it’s full, the waste is ejected using compressed air. Yes, the sailor poop goes straight into the ocean.
Q. Can you smoke on a submarine?
The Navy announced today a ban on smoking aboard submarines while they are deployed below the surface after medical testing showed non-smokers suffered effects of second-hand smoke. As with other branches of the military, smoking has long been a staple of Navy culture.
Q. Can females be deployed on a submarine?
Submarines. On 29 April 2010, the Department of the Navy announced authorization of a policy change allowing women to begin serving on board navy submarines. In 2012, it was announced that 2013 would be the first year for women to serve on U.S. attack submarines.
