Ceremonies are being held in Russia and on board its naval vessels to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the disaster of the Oscar Class II cruise missile Kursk nuclear submarine, which sank on August 12th 2000 during naval exercises in the Barents Sea, killing 118 sailors in one of the Russian nuclear navy’s biggest calamities.
Russian navy ships are flying flags at half-mast and memorial ceremonies are being held across the nation to commemorate the disaster. Prosecutors blamed the catastrophe on an explosive propellant that leaked from a faulty torpedo.
Bellona, 08/12/2010
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