The operation to raise the Kursk nuclear submarine by Dutch salvage contractors Mammoet and Smit International can be viewed on-line at a website charting the operation’s progress.
The site features breaking news, details of the lifting process and the vessels involved, technical background, animations, web links, archive news notes and a photo library.
To access the site, just click on the link below.
The Russian submarine Kursk sank in August 2000 about 300km northwest of Norway. All 118 crew lost their lives. The vessel is lyingat a depth of 108m, with its nose buried in the largely clay seabed.
