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Kursk submarine disaster

The Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk sank in an accident on 12 August 2000 in the Barents Sea, with the death of all 118 personnel on board. The submarine, which was of the Project 949A-class (Oscar II class), was taking part in the first major Russian naval exercise in more than 10 years. The crews of nearby ships felt an initial explosion and a…

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Location
Barents Sea
Cause
Faulty weld on a 65-76 "Kit" practice torpedo, leading to an explosion of high-test peroxide and secondary detonation of 5 to 7 torpedo warheads
Convictions
None
Date
12 August 2000 (2000-08-12)
Deaths
118 (all)
Outcome
Loss of the boat, crew, headquarters personnel

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Naval exercise

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Salvage operation

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Kursk submarine disaster

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Edges193
Triples8
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010309
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Location · 2
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Cause · 1
Kursk submarine disaster → Faulty weld on a 65-76 "Kit" practice torpedo, leading to an explosion of high-test peroxide and secondary detonation of 5 to 7 torpedo warheads
Convictions · 1
Kursk submarine disaster → None
Date · 1
Kursk submarine disaster → 12 August 2000 (2000-08-12)
Deaths · 1
Kursk submarine disaster → 118 (all)
Outcome · 1
Kursk submarine disaster → Loss of the boat, crew, headquarters personnel
Time · 1
Kursk submarine disaster → 11:29:34–11:31:48 a.m. (UTC+04:00)

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Kursk submarine disasterConvictionsNone1.00infobox
Kursk submarine disasterDate12 August 2000 (2000-08-12)1.00infobox
Kursk submarine disasterDeaths118 (all)1.00infobox
Kursk submarine disasterLocationBarents Sea1.00infobox
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Kursk submarine disasterOutcomeLoss of the boat, crew, headquarters personnel1.00infobox
Kursk submarine disasterTime11:29:34–11:31:48 a.m. (UTC+04:00)1.00infobox

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