Suicide note from the submarine "Kursk"

Today is the anniversary of the tragedy on the submarine "Kursk". We recall that on 12 August 2000 in the crash, which occurred during a training exercise in the Barents Sea, at a depth of 108 m ASMC sank K-141 "Kursk".

Under the cut a suicide note from the submarine "Kursk", written by Captain Dmitry Kolesnikov.





When viewed from submarine identified only one body - Dmitry Kolesnikov. When it found two notes. One - his wife, a piece of text which is still released, and the other addressed to the command, was classified. It is the second note Kolesnikov explained the true reasons for the collapse of the nuclear submarine "Kursk" August 12, 2000.



"15:45. It's dark to write, but I will try to touch ... The chances seem not. 10-20 percent. Let's hope that at least someone will read. It lists the personnel compartments, some are in the ninth and will try to get out. Hello everyone, it is not necessary to despair »



The shares will be held in several cities. Mourning events will be held in St. Petersburg. On Seraphim cemetery where buried 32 seaman of 118 years of age, including the commander of the crew, the captain of the first rank Gennady Lyachin.
A memorial service for crew members of the Kursk will spend in one of the city's churches, which is a list of icons, written in memory of the dead sailors. The submarine Kursk sank August 12, 2000 during a training exercise. All 118 sailors aboard died. The cause of the crash was called accidental explosion of ammunition on board the nuclear submarine.
Source: ru.wikipedia.org

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