In August 2000, the Russian submarine Kursk vanished during a major naval exercise in the Barents Sea after two devastating ...
On April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher (SSN-593) — the lead ship of a new class of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered fast attack ...
With an Argentine submarine missing for five days with 44 people aboard, we recall five of the most deadly submarine disasters over the past few decades. Russian authorities controversially refuse ...
In 2005, the USS San Francisco slammed full speed into a massive mountain under the Pacific. How the stricken vessel narrowly ...
Moscow’s cover-up of the Kursk submarine incident seriously damaged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s prestige—and was even viewed by some as a “turning point” for modern Russia. The Americans almost ...
Family and friends gathered for an emotional service Saturday to honor the 129 Navy crew members and civilian technicians of the USS Thresher who lost their lives 50 years ago in the deadliest ...
The Kursk’s loss of its 118-person crew makes it one of the deadliest in modern history. In August 2000, the Russian nuclear submarine “Kursk” sailed to the Arctic Circle to participate in a scheduled ...