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Wreck of Kursk

Shipwreck site

Position
About 69.7° N, 37.6° E (within about 10 km)
Sank
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Cause
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Depth
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Protection status

Location generalised to protect military remains

The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.

The wreck of a military vessel.

This wreck may be the last resting place of those who died aboard. Please treat it with respect.

How this was decided: Voydar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 85%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.

K-141 Kursk (Russian: Курск) was an Oscar II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Russian Navy. On 12 August 2000, K-141 Kursk was lost when it sank in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 personnel on board.

History from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

About this wreck

Kursk is a recorded shipwreck site. Voydar shows wreck locations alongside live ship traffic, free, from Wikidata and public hydrographic records.

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