The “silent service” hails a new warrior
04.12.01. 16:46
Super-silent Gepard, awesome new flagship of Russia’s submarine fleet, ceremonially took to northern waters of the White Sea under navy colours today (Tuesday) at a ceremony going some way to easing the wounds of the Kursk disaster and restoring marine service morale. It has been hailed as “Russia’s first nuclear-powered submarine of the 21st century.”
Discharged and disciplined, report says
03.12.01. 13:15
Names and ranks of senior Northern Fleet officers discharged and disciplined were released by the Russian defence ministry’s press service, according to RIA Novosti news agency.
Derelictions at all levels of command, says navy’s number one
03.12.01. 12:58
Russian Navy commander-in-chief Vladimir Kuroyedov said at the weekend that the prosecutor-general’s office had discovered serious derelictions of duty both in day-to-day work and combat training at all levels of command in the Northern Fleet.
Super-silent Gepard signed up for the fleet
03.12.01. 12:24
An official act transferring and commissioning the Russian navy’s first nuclear-powered submarine of the 21st century, the Gepard, was signed at the Sevmashpredpriyatiye industrial plant at Severodvinsk in the Arkhangelsk region of northern Russia today (Monday.)
Deputy fleet commander stands in
03.12.01. 12:09
Vice-Admiral Vladimir Dobroskochenko, a deputy to former Russian Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vyacheslav Popov, has been ordered to temporarily perform the duties of his previous chief, sources at Northern Fleet headquarters at Severomorsk in Murmansk region told Interfax news agency on Sunday.
Navy heads roll as top command is lashed for war games errors
03.12.01. 11:56
Russian Northern Fleet commander Admiral Vyacheslav Popov, chief-of-staff Vice-Admiral Mikhail Motsak and submarine fleet commander Vice-Admiral Oleg Burtsev were among 14 senior officers said to have been punished at the weekend for what were officially described as serious failings in the organisation of fleet training activities.
  Bravery awards for work of distinction
29.11.01. 13:06
More than 100 operatives working on the submarine’s salvage have received citations for awards of distinction, including two Russian divers who spent 870 hours 108 metres below the waves of the Barents Sea, it was revealed at the Kremlin honour reception yesterday.
 Mission’s heros felt the nation’s hopes – and knew the price of error, Putin tells Kremlin reception of honour
29.11.01. 12:20
Russian head of state Vladimir Putin paid personal tribute to teams working on Kursk’s salvage at a Kremlin reception yesterday (Wednesday) to honour navy officers, Russian and foreign diving crews and the Dutch consortium that brought the submarine to the surface.
Sinister icebox yields its grim haul
28.11.01. 17:45
Evidence of the nightmare conditions faced by personnel toiling inside Kursk’s devastated hull emerged as the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet prosecutor gave details of the hazardous haul that specialist teams have taken off the boat in recent weeks.
Scrapping plans a priority, says submarine bureau chief
26.11.01. 12:55
Russian submarine design bureau head Igor Spassky has called for priority action to press ahead with scrapping the wrecked vessel, asking co-ordinators at the Atomic Energy Ministry to speed up their work, Interfax news agency reported.
 “Black box” data goes for institute’s analysis
22.11.01. 13:02
Three automatic data recorders discovered in the central sections of the submarine were expected to help clarify what caused the sinking, Russian Northern Fleet chief of staff Rear-Admiral Mikhail Motsak said.
 Design chiefs brief scrappers on taking Kursk apart
22.11.01. 12:43
Instructions on personnel and equipment needed for Kursk’s scrapping have been sent to the secret naval breakers’ yard which will take the submarine apart.
 Prosecution officials confirm reactor safety
20.11.01. 10:58
Kursk’s nuclear power plant is secure, representatives of the Russian prosecutor-general and the Northern Fleet military prosecutor have confirmed.
 Bow plug to seal hull for scrapyard journey
19.11.01. 14:52
The massive hole which was Kursk’s devastated bow will be sealed for the vessel’s last journey by floating dock to the scrapyard where its breakup will take around three months.
Clearing the explosives – a 400-tonne haul
19.11.01. 13:50
Four hundred tonnes of ammunition fragments, 19 pieces in all, have been removed from inside the submarine, top officials of the salvage mission told reporters at a weekend briefing in the north Russian port of Murmansk.
 Crash below the waves – clear “indirect evidence” says minister in charge
19.11.01. 12:50
Speculation that Kursk was crippled being hit by a foreign submarine gained new ground in reported weekend comments by Russian Vice-Premier Ilya Klebanov of clear pointers that an underwater crash downed the boat in the Barents Sea.
 Naval ceremony honours 11
19.11.01. 12:04
A guard of honour clad in heavy winter uniforms watched over coffins draped with the Russian Navy’s flag as the bodies of 11 Kursk crewmen were laid to rest in St. Petersburg on Saturday.
 Scrapping plans for approval before end November, says minister in charge
16.11.01. 16:01
Approved plans for Kursk’s ultimate disposal will be announced before the end of this month.
 Going to graves – the mariners missing for ever
15.11.01. 15:15
Lost Kursk mariners never to be found will have a symbolic last resting place at a burial ground in Russia’s second city, the “northern capital” of St. Petersburg.
 Sailor 55 named
13.11.01. 11:51
Forensic experts identified one more sailor – the 55th – from among Kursk’s crew yesterday (Monday) according to Russian Northern Fleet Military Prosecutor Vladimir Mulov, reported by the Interfax news agency. One other sailor found aboard was still to be named, the report said.
 Experts wait for clues from drying log books
09.11.01. 11:54
Searchers moved a potentially significant step towards clues to the cause of Kursk’s sinking when the boat’s operational log books were found, a top naval official announced last night (Thursday.)
 Work in daylight only after explosive scares
08.11.01. 13:17
Search and investigation is now being confined to hours of full daylight in the Arctic port of Roslyakovo because of safety fears inside Kursk’s wrecked compartments, reports from Interfax and Associated Press news agencies said yesterday (Wednesday.)
 We have all we’ll find: No more bodies expected, says prosecutor
06.11.01. 15:44
There’s slim chance of finding more bodies aboard the wrecked submarine, a top naval source said.
 Torpedo rocket find points to danger buried below
06.11.01. 12:53
Hidden perils to investigators working in the high-risk environment of Kursk’s shattered hull are keeping teams inside the vessel on maximum alert, naval sources have revealed.
 Kursk city honours its dead
06.11.01. 12:20
The funerals of eight Kursk sailors is taking place today (Tuesday) in the city which gave the submarine its name, and from which the seamen came.
 Officials evacuated in explosives scare
05.11.01. 16:25
Work was halted and personnel evacuated from inside Kursk’s hull after 150 kilogrammes of TNT were discovered inside. Guards were placed around the boat while the find was cleared overnight, it was revealed today (Monday.)
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