RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 4, No. 213, Part I, 2 November 2000
DIVERS COMPLETE CUTTING HOLE INTO 'KURSK' THIRD COMPARTMENT. Russian and Norwegian divers have finished cutting a hole into the third compartment of the "Kursk" nuclear submarine, which sank during maneuvers in the Barents Sea in August, a Northern Fleet spokesman told Russian Television on 2 November. He added that video cameras have been sent inside the compartment, which was badly damaged, and a decision will be made later whether divers will enter or start cutting a hole in the fourth compartment. To date, four of the bodies recovered by the divers have been identified, including that of Dmitrii Kolesnikov, the author of the message indicating that at least 23 crew members did not die immediately after the "Kursk" sank (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 26 October 2000). On 1 November, "Kommersant-Daily" reported, citing a "well- informed source" in the Northern Fleet, that the letter does not contain any information about the cause of the disaster but does list the names of the 23 seamen who fled to the ninth compartment after the submarine sunk. JC
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