RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 4, No. 206, Part I, 24 October 2000

'KURSK' RECOVERY OPERATION RESUMES FOLLOWING STORM. The
operation to recover at least some of the bodies of the
sunken "Kursk" nuclear submarine was halted in the evening of
23 October as weather conditions at the disaster site
worsened. A Northern Fleet spokesman said a storm brewing all
day had reached a level that endangered the lives of the
Russian and Norwegian divers. The next morning, however,
divers resumed efforts to cut a hole in the hull of the
submarine to allow Russian divers to enter the vessel in a
bid to recover bodies. Naval commander-in chief Vladimir
Kuroedov has warned that he will call off the operation if he
deems it too risky for the divers (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 20
October 2000). JC

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RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 4, No. 206, Part I, 24 October 2000