Once hailed as an unsinkable nuclear beast, the Kursk submarine became a death trap for its crew. A catastrophic explosion sent it plummeting to the ocean floor, sealing their fate forever.

The K-141 Kursk submarine was a powerful vessel ... and those who survived the moment of the disaster waited in vain in the darkness, cold, and increasingly carbon dioxide-saturated air for ...

It marks the first time Clinton has spoken out about the disaster, which claimed the lives of all 118 on board Russia's Kursk submarine. An explosion rocked the Russian nuclear submarine on August ...

The Kursk's commanders and most of the crew in the front compartments were killed as two blasts 135 seconds apart sent the mighty submarine ... the August 2000 disaster for hours in the stern ...

Ceremonies are being held in Russia and on board its naval vessels to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kursk nuclear submarine disaster. The submarine, one of the Russian navy's most ...

Ten Russian children whose lives were shattered by the Kursk submarine disaster were today welcomed to Britain at the start of a week-long holiday. Each child lost their father when the stricken ...

Families of the 118 men killed when the Kursk sank in ... The front section of the submarine, which houses the torpedo compartment and was severely mangled in the disaster, will be cut off and ...

The tragedy has echoes of the sinking of the Kursk submarine in 2000, also in the Barents Sea, that claimed 118 lives Two days after the tragedy the defense ministry Sergei Shoigu described the ...

Sky History in the UK is gearing up to air factual series Kursk: 10 Days that Shaped Putin, about the Russian submarine disaster which resulted in the death of 118 people. The 2×60′ title is produced ...