The Kursk
The 2000 Kursk submarine disaster
The sinking of the Kursk nuclear submarine cost the lives of 118 men. With unique archive and interviews, this doc offers essential material for any report asking whether the lessons have been learned.
Every second of the rescue attempt was covered on camera and makes for enthralling viewing. As the rescuers finally opened the Kursk's main hatch and the bubbles streamed out it was already presumed that all on board were dead. The rescue mission had been severely delayed. In the tiny military village of Vidyayevo, as the top Brass of the Russian military made a formal statement about the missing 'Kursk' soldiers, one mother's voice broke through: "You ought to kill yourselves! We will not let you get away with this!"
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