Robert Moore: Kursk: Putin's First Crisis and the Russian Navy's Darkest Hour

Korablev, Andrei, 70–2, 76, 105–6

Korkin, Alexei, 98, 315

Korobkov, Alexei, 313

Korobkov, Irina, 118–9

Koroviakov, Andrei, 313

Kotkov, Dmitri, 313

Kozaderov, Vladimir, 315

Kozelkova, Valentina, 117

Kozyrev, Konstantin, 312

Krawczyk, Eliana Maria, 312

Kronstadt, 70

Kubikov, Roman, 288, 315

Kurdin, Igor, 144

Kuroyedov, Vladimir, 85, 115, 116, 151–2, 155, 162, 167, 168, 192–3, 220, 270, 272, 280–1, 302

Kursk, battle of, 169

Kursk memorial, 314

Kursk (movie), 14

Kursk (submarine):

audio recording of disaster, 209

baptism ceremony of, 36

body recovery from, 265, 285–90, 295–6, 298, 299

characteristics of crew of, 40

civilians’ first knowledge of disaster, 117–20

collision theory of disaster, 207–9, 301–9

commanding officer of, 38–9

construction and design of, 34–6, 65, 86–7, 162

crew list of, 311–6

crew list sold to reporter, 196

date of disaster, 142–3, 192

dismissal of officers following disaster, 303–6

dive after explosions, 62–3, 68

double hull of, 36

emergency buoy of, 62, 111, 234, 309

emergency life-support equipment of, 94

escape hatch of, 89, 92, 121–22, 130, 163, 176–7, 201, 204, 227, 232, 239, 242, 246–55, 257–64, 308

exercise attack, 49–57

explosion felt by USS Memphis, 28–30

fire in ninth compartment of, 127

first explosion, 59–60

first information on disaster by Dronov submersible, 126

Kolesnikov’s notes from, 97–9, 124–25, 290, 307

lack of response to explosions, 76–7, 79–80

leaves port for August naval exercise, 17, 36–9, 42–3

loss of communication with, 101, 102, 106, 107, 114

Mediterranean voyage of (1999), 38, 50–1, 62

ninth compartment survivors, 21, 68–9, 86–101, 121–25, 224, 287, 291–5, 307–9

nuclear reactors of, 66, 127

official day of mourning for, 269, 273–4

official investigation of disaster, 302, 305–6

pay and money issues, 41, 271–3

planning of, 34–5

Popov’s apology for disaster, 278

press releases and public statements on disaster, 140–2, 151–2, 155, 162–3, 192

Putin’s response to disaster, 17–18, 115–6, 169, 193–4

Putin’s visit to Vidyaevo Naval Base, 267–77

rescue operations (by Norway/Britain), 15, 171–83, 187–91, 204–8, 212–9, 223–66

rescue operations (by Russians), 107–201, 121–32, 163–6, 197–103, 228, 293, 307–8

ROV survey of, 237–30

salvage operation of, 274, 297, 313

second explosion, 64–5

shock (seismic) waves from explosions, 74

superoxide chemical cartridges used, 93–4, 95, 123, 292, 293, 309

table of arms, 43

tapping, by divers, 188, 243–6

tapping, rumours of, 162, 166–7, 225–26

torpedoes carried by, 52–7, 59, 66–7, 305

Western offers of help to, 138–9, 146–51, 158, 167–70

wives and families of crew of, 13, 117–9, 157–61, 192, 194, 220–23, 268–74, 300–1

Kuznetsov, Boris, 18

Kuznetsov, Mikhail, 160, 303, 304

Kuznetsov, Viktor, 315

Kuznetsov, Vitaly, 314

Kvashnin, Anatoly, 115, 167, 168, 302

Labrador, 216

Larionov, Alexei, 314

Lavrinuk, Senior Lieutenant, 75

Legg, Graham, 250–3, 255

Lenok India-class submarines, 197

Leonov, Dmitri, 99, 312

Lister, Simon, 281

Litvinenko, Alexander, 304

Loginov, Igor, 314

Loginov, Sergei, 313

Los Angeles-class submarines, 208

LR5 submersible, 146, 148, 150, 176, 177, 188, 190, 216, 224, 229, 236, 247, 261–3, 281, 304

Lyachin, Gennady, 13, 38–32, 50–1, 55, 56, 59–63, 101, 106, 108, 254, 268, 289, 300, 311, 312

Lyachin, Irina, 120, 268, 273, 296

Lybushkin, Sergei, 40, 87, 314

Maisak, Alexander, 127–32, 163, 198, 200

Mallen, Jim, 233, 239–31

Mammoet, 297

Mann, Graham, 178–83, 185–6, 214–7, 224, 226–28, 230–6, 246–7, 254–9, 261–5, 282

Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ), 48

Marjata (spy ship), 79

Martynov, Roman, 315

Mashzavod factory, 56

Maynagashev, Viacheslav, 98, 315

McCready, Geoff, 176, 204

Mediterranean voyage of Kursk (1999), 38–9, 50, 62

Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 74

Mikhail Rudnitsky (rescue ship), 103, 109, 125–27, 132, 163–6, 171, 198, 199, 202, 304

Milashina, Elena, 19

Military Medical Academy, 286

Milutin, Andrei, 312

Mir space station, 131

Mirtov, Dmitri, 312

Missiles:

SS-N-15 Starfish, 43

SS-N-16 Stallion, 29, 43

SS-N-19 Shipwreck, 35, 43, 49, 168, 298

Mitiaev, Alexei, 99, 315

Miziak, Nikolai, 40

Momsen, Charles, 144–5

Moscow, 31, 76

Moscow theatre siege, 19–20, 314

Motsak, Anatoly, 106

Motsak, Mikhail, 46, 106, 161, 222, 303, 304

Murachev, Dmitri, 314

Murmansk, 13, 16, 31, 45, 83, 84, 151, 190, 224

Murmansk Banka, 125

Murmanskiy Vestnik , 313

Naletov, Ilya, 315

Nankivell, Mark, 215, 235, 243–5, 249, 258–60

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), 215

Nasikovsky, Oleg, 313

National Security Agency, 78

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), 35, 38, 134–7, 140, 206, 207, 309–10

Nefedkov, Ivan, 59, 311

Nekrasov, Alexei, 315

Neustroev, Alexander, 98, 314

New London, Connecticut, 25

Nicholas II, Tsar, 194

Nideev, Ivan, 158

Normand Pioneer (offshore support vessel), 151, 178, 188, 190, 224, 226, 229, 231, 254, 262, 280–3, 303, 307

North Cape, Norway, 27, 77, 82, 134, 149, 174, 206, 217, 225

Northern Fleet, 18, 19, 26, 30, 32, 35, 38–42, 44–50, 56, 76–8, 81, 83–6, 102–115, 125, 134–7, 141, 144, 146, 167, 168, 195, 204–7, 210, 283–4, 303, 313, 314

Northern Run, 24, 27

North Pole, 46

North Sea, 216

Northwood Headquarters, 138–9

Norwegian/British rescue operations, 171–83, 187–91, 204–219, 223–66

Norwegian Intelligence Service, 78, 79, 135, 136

Norwegian Maritime Safety Board, 214

Norwegian Radiation Protection Board, 212

Norwegian Sea, 79, 100, 216, 223

Norwegian Seismic Array (NORSAR), 73

Novaya Gazeta , 306

NTV, 18, 20

Offshore divers, 181–7

Oliver, Dave, 147

ORT, 19

Oryol (submarine), 257, 260, 262, 286

Oscar II-class submarines, 34–5, 87, 128, 130, 176, 204, 234, 259

Ottoman Empire, 81

Our Lady of Kursk, 36

Oxygen, 94–6, 100, 122–23, 266–7, 292

P3 reconnaissance plane, 136–7

Pacific Fleet, 19, 115

Palkin, Alexei, 102

Paramonenko, Viktor, 312

Pavlov, Nikolai, 313

Pay and money issues, 39–40, 84, 85, 271–2

Pertsev, Sergei, 127–32, 198–102

Peter the Great (battle cruiser), 28, 45, 49–51, 55, 75, 102, 106, 138, 155, 166, 168, 197, 222–23, 257, 258, 278–82

Piper Alpha oil rig disaster, 256

PK-7500 (crane ship), 164, 202

PL 667 (submarine), 210

Pobozhy, Oleg, 175–6

Podkopaev, Dmitri, 198, 202

Poliansky, Andrei, 312

Polmar, Norman, 154

Polyansky, Andrei, 39

Polyarni, 82, 108

Ponarin, Andrei, 312

Popov, Alexei, 45

Popov, Slava, 46

Popov, Viacheslav, 45–6, 49, 75, 101, 105–8, 126, 137–8, 142, 150, 155, 161, 163, 171–5, 190, 204–8, 222, 255–8, 261–2, 278–83, 296, 303, 304–5

Popov, Vladimir, 45

Port Vladimir, 42

Potemkin, Grigory, 46

Press releases and public statements on Kursk disaster, 140–2, 152, 155–6, 161–2, 192–3