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The Government commission investigating the causes of the death of the Kursk nuclear submarine on August 12, 2000, on which 112 people died, considered all versions of the disaster. The version about the collision with a foreign submarine was considered among others and found no confirmation. This was stated to MK by the former commander of the Russian Navy (1997-2005) Admiral of the FleetVladimir Kuroedov. “Actually, Admiral Popov himself admits that there is no confirmation (of the collision version. – “MK”) no. As there are no facts on other versions. And according to the version voiced by the commission, there were facts that confirmed it,” said the Admiral of the Fleet, commenting on the words of the ex-commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Vyacheslav Popov, about a certain foreign submarine that collided with the Kursk.
The Kursk nuclear submarine sank on August 12, 2000 in the Barents Sea, 175 kilometers from Severomorsk, at a depth of 108 meters. The government commission to investigate the causes of the Kursk’s death has been working for almost 2 years. During the investigation, the Kursk compartment damaged by the explosion was brought to the surface. The Commission recognized that the Kursk was lost as a result of a “thermal explosion of torpedo fuel components” 65-76PV. This explosion led to a detonation.