the kursk is raised

October 15, 2001 12:40 AM

the kursk is raised

and expected to reach murmansk by wednesday. then analysis can begin on the exact cause of her sinking. once again the dutch prove that if it has to do with water, they're the best in the world at handling it.
posted by bwg (5 comments total)

bongs use water.

..nuff said
posted by Frasermoo at 5:15 AM on October 15, 2001

According to the site, it has already reached Murmansk. The next step is to raise it, still below the surface of the water, so that it can be berthed in the dry dock.

Yahoo has full coverage, including other sites dedicated to the salvage, Russian submarines, the environmental impact of the damaged nuclear device, etc.
posted by Mo Nickels at 5:40 AM on October 15, 2001

And the Ehime Maru was moved to shallow waters.

“... the Ehime Maru ... collided with the submarine USS Greeneville...”

That’s one way of stating it...
posted by raaka at 6:04 AM on October 15, 2001

if we can do this, why haven't we attempted to raise the two U.S. nuclear subs that sit at the bottom of the ocean?
posted by machaus at 9:30 AM on October 15, 2001

Probably because it's much safer to leave a damaged submarine carrying a large amount of radioactive material at the bottom of the ocean rather than dragging it up and risk contaminating the sea.

As for possible causes of the Kursk's sinking, a friend of mine (a nuclear reactor operator in the U.S. Navy) speculates that the Russians may have been carrying prototype supercavitating torpedoes for testing purposes and something went awry.
posted by Danelope at 11:09 AM on October 15, 2001