Once hailed as unsinkable, the Kursk became a steel tomb for 118 sailors. This is the story of a nuclear submarine, a deadly explosion, and a failed rescue.

The Kursk Disaster In August 2000, the Kursk Oscar -class submarine was participating in Russia’s Summer-X exercise when tragedy prevailed. As part of the drill, Kursk was meant to launch a pair ...

Clinton, who was president at the time of the disaster nearly 25 years ago, made the comments in a two-part Sky History documentary, titled Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin, that is to air on Tuesday.

On August 12, 2000, just three months after Putin took office, the Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk suffered a catastrophic explosion during a naval exercise, killing 118 sailors.

It was only three months into his new presidency on August 12 2000 that the nation's prized nuke-equipped sub, Kursk, exploded, making it the deadliest naval incident in post-Soviet Russia.

EXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton’s HiddenLight is behind a Sky History documentary series about the Kursk submarine disaster that will for the first time feature her husband Bill Clinton. Airing later ...

EXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton ‘s HiddenLight is behind a Sky History documentary series about the Kursk submarine disaster that will for the first time feature her husband Bill Clinton. Airing ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that just as the Kursk submarine disaster marked the beginning of Vladimir Putin's rule, now Kursk is the disastrous end of his war. Source: ...

Alas, 118 sailors of the Russian Navy were killed as the Kursk sank in 350 feet of water on August 12, 2000. How the submarine actually went down was a relative mystery at the time of the sinking.