The nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarine of the Russian Navy 'Kursk' (K-141) after its recovery in 2001
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On 12 August 2000, after an explosion, the submarine sank in relatively shallow water in the Barents Sea, bottoming at 108 metres and killing all 118 personnel on board.
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Note found on the body of Captain-lieutenant Dmitri Kolesnikov
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It's dark here to write, but I'll try by feel.
It seems like there are no chances, 10-20%.
Let's hope that at least someone will read this
Here's the list of personnel from the other sections,
who are now in the ninth and will attempt to get out...
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Regards to everybody,
no need to despair.
Kolesnikov
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“Pascal’s Submarine” is a great song by Canadian songwriter Gord Downie about the Kursk sinking/fiasco.
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if there's a disaster at sea, odds are good that Gord wrote a song about it
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