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Kursk Finally Lifted

Posted by timothy on from the long-way-back dept.

Michiel writes: "This site, dedicated to the salvage of the Kursk by Mammoet Smit, announced today that the Kursk has been lifted from the seabed and is currently on it's way towards surface. The Giant 4 (which is lifting the Kursk) is at the same time already heading to Murmansk. Mamoet Smit expects to reach Murmansk Monday morning. More information about the Kursk (and its salvage) can be found at Strana" You might to revisit this post about just how the lifting is done as well.

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  1. Videos by mnordstr · · Score: 5, Informative

    Check out the videos. They are really awesome.

  2. Olive will be happy! by gosand · · Score: 5, Funny
    Ay, the kursk has been lifted, eh? That'll teachk me to eats me spinach and go punckin mummies. I needs to go find Olive Oyl, I tolds her it didn't happen to every guy, that I was kursked.

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    My beliefs do not require that you agree with them.

  3. Re:Wondering.. by zyklone · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If they were terribly worried about the torpedo technology they would not have left the torpedo section on the bottom of the sea.

    It was cut off to remove the risk of a second explosion.

  4. Perhaps more interesting... by Durandel1020 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The torpedoes on the submarine are at least as interesting then the recovery effort. Quite remarkable actually, of course if they dont explode before launch that is. :)

    Here is a very good article about them
    For the goatse.cx weary...

    http://www.janes.com/defence/naval_forces/news/j dw /jdw010910_6_n.shtml