Word: kursk
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...handles the Kursk raising operation...
...They have nine more subs of the Kursk type. Rear-Admiral Yuri Senatski, once the Soviet Navy's chief rescue specialist says it's criminal to let them sail if they don't know what happened to the Kursk...
...rescue capsule from 1650 meters, using a steel cable. As the cable was shortening, it lost its resiliency and broke. They lost the capsule. Now, (Rubin's head, Academician Igor) Spasski shows his magic tricks with cables and ship models in a test pool to prove how swell his Kursk project is. It is as ridiculous to watch as it is painful...
...President ordered the Kursk raised. But the President is not professional in this field. He has to trust his advisers. But neither (Deputy Premier Ilya) Klebanov, or (Russian Navy's C-in-C Vladimir) Kuroyedov are professionals in this field either...
...case. They'll claim the weather as an excuse. But in fact, this is what ought to be done: Put the operation on hold until next May. Do a serious professional expert brainstorming to assess the situation. Use the winter to prepare, and then raise the Kursk and try to give honest answers to all the painful questions. Instead, they're going ahead with this rigmarole, wasting so much money...