Kursk Disaster
The Kursk, a Russian nuclear submarine, which sank on August 12th is at the bottom of the Barents Sea, 150km (90 miles) off Russia's northwest coast. While performing a routine naval tactical exercise something undetermined went wrong sending the submarine to the sea's floor. One of the most advanced submarines of this modern era is now a casket of steel for all 118 crewmen that were aboard the vessel. President Vladimir Putin and his government's actions towards the disaster are both irresponsible and shameful. The incident with the Kursk is the worse peacetime naval disaster ever.The cause of the sunken Russian nuclear submarine the Kursk is still unknown. However, there are many theories that address the issue. Miniature submersible cameras have shown us the extent of damage the Kursk has undertook. The damage included a shattered bow, a buckled foredeck, a battered conning tower, and worst of all, a gaping tear in the vessel's hull that would have permitted massive flooding. One theory is that an explosion may have ripped through the torpedo compartments in the bow flooding the entire forward sections of the sub ( Bout ). Those in this region of the ship most likely died an instantaneous death while others who escap
Possibly an American or British submarine could be a factor in the disaster because both submarines were in the vicinity of the Kursk when it happened. It makes it much more difficult to carry out torpedo firing due to strong currents and winds. Another element of an irresponsible government was that Putin and his government tried to cover up the incident saving any embarrassment and shame. This is an example of a typical Cold War mentality still gripping Russian forces. They recorded that the initial explosions was not as intense and big as the second. But if that was so then were is the other damaged vessel? Washington and London angrily dismissed the allegation. He was fiercely criticized for remaining on holiday in the Black Sea resort of Sochi throughout the affair, emerging tanned and wearing a yellow short-sleeved shirt, five days after the Kursk sank to utter his first words of concern.
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