by Heiner Kubny | Dec 13, 2021 | Archive, Arctic, Arctic, Arctic, History, Politics
On August 12, 2000, the “Kursk” took part in a manoeuvre of the Russian Northern Fleet in the Barents Sea. A fire that broke out in the torpedo room caused the warheads to explode and the outer hull of the submarine to burst. Due to penetrating water, the...
by Heiner Kubny | Aug 18, 2020 | Archive, Arctic, Arctic, History, Politics
During the night of August 29-30, 2003, the submarine K-159 of the North Fleet sank to a depth of 238 meters while being towed for disposal northwest of the island of Kildin shortly before reaching its destination. (Image: Bellona) Over the next eight years, ROSATOM...
by Heiner Kubny | Jun 15, 2020 | Archive, Arctic, History, Politics, Science
The K-278 nuclear submarine, or Komsomolets, is located about 190 km southwest of Bear Island off the coast of Norway at a depth of about 1,858 meters after a fire broke out on April 7, 1989. By 2030, the Russian government will recover seven radioactive debris...
