‘Prince of Darkness, The’, 210
Priz submersible, 109, 127–32, 163–6, 188, 197–103, 232, 249, 293, 307, 310–11
Pshenichnikov, Denis, 314
Putin, Vladimir, 17, 19–21, 44, 71, 148, 167, 312
dismissal of officers and, 302–5
as KGB senior intelligence officer, 277–8
response to Kursk disaster, 17–18, 115–6, 169, 193–4
visit to Vidyaevo Naval Base, 19, 20, 267–77
Rasmussen, Dag, 187, 217, 237
Red Army, 76
Regalia, 287–9, 295
Repnikov, Dmitri, 313
Rescue operations
by Norway/Britain, 171–83, 187–91, 204–7, 212–9, 223–67
by Russians, 108–111, 125–32, 163–7, 197–103, 228, 308
Ringdal, Frode, 73, 74
River Congo, 216
Rodionov, Mikhail, 312
Romaniuk, Vitaly, 313
Romanov-on-the-Murman, 83
Rose, Bob, 214, 217
Roslyakovo, 298
Rossiskaya Gazeta (newspaper), 267
Royal Marines, 183
Royal Navy, 57–8, 91, 92, 139–40, 148–9, 153, 173–4, 188, 210, 224–25, 281, 282
British/Norwegian rescue operations, 171–83, 187–91, 204–7, 212–19, 223–56
Rubin Bureau, 67, 162
Rudakov, Andrei, 40, 60, 65, 159
Rudnitsky , 303
Russell, David, 139–40, 149–51, 178, 190, 224–26, 228, 254, 263, 280–4
Russian Defence Ministry, 115–6, 167–9, 175–7, 225, 304
Russian Navy, 13
Rutskoi, Alexander, 221, 222
Ruzlev, Alexander, 312
Rvanin, Maxim, 312
Rychkov, Sergei, 313
65-76 torpedo, 53–7, 59, 66, 75
S-4 (submarine), 144
S-51 (submarine), 144
S-80 Romeo-class submarine, search for, 111–3, 158
S-178 (submarine), 88
Sablin, Yury, 313
Sadilenko, Sergei, 68, 98, 221, 293, 315
Sadkov, Alexander, 312
Sadovoi, Vladimir, 315
Safonov, Lyudmila, 273
Safonov, Maxim, 312
San Juan , 311–12
St Catherine’s Bay, 82
St Petersburg, 13, 14, 37, 38, 40, 44, 67, 68, 76, 86, 144, 203, 272, 286, 299, 301, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 318
Salutin, Vladimir, 286, 288
Salvage operation, 285, 297–8
Samovarov, Yakov, 312
SB-523 (tug), 104, 164
Schoenaerts, Matthias, 14
Scott, Tony, 182–4, 186, 213, 219, 233, 239–45, 248–53, 256, 282, 288
SCV 006 (Zero six), 232, 237
Sea Owl ROV, 232, 242, 244, 250
Seaway Eagle, 174, 178–82, 185, 187, 188, 189, 205, 206, 212–8, 223, 226, 230–2, 236–42, 244–57, 261, 263–5, 281–2, 307, 308
Second World War, 32, 76, 83, 90, 108, 112, 139, 149, 169, 290
Seismology, 74, 142–3
Senatsky, Yuri, 112
Serafmovskoye cemetery, 13, 14
Sergeyev, Igor, 115, 116, 168, 270, 296
Sevastopol, 13
Seventh Submarine Division, 42, 117, 304
Severodvinsk, 35
Severomorsk Naval Headquarters, 77, 101–6, 108, 111, 115, 119, 152, 171, 196, 258, 286, 296
Sevmash shipyard, 67
Sevodnya (newspaper), 229
Shablatov, Vladimir, 314
Shchavinsky, Ilya, 314
Shchegolev, Rear Admiral, 71, 105
Shepetnov, Yury, 311
Shevchuk, Alexei, 312
Shkoda, Vladimir, 195–6
Shmygin, Sergei, 287
Sholokhov, Andrei, 198–102, 249, 293, 307
Shubin, Alexander, 312
Shubin, Irina, 160
Shulgin, Alexei, 59, 311
Sidukhin, Viktor, 315
Sierra-class submarines, 152
SIGINT (signals intelligence), 77
Silogava, Andrei, 312
Skorgen, Einar, 134–9, 171–5, 189, 204–8, 214, 262, 279
Smit International, 297
Solorev, Vitaly, 313
SOSUS (Sound Surveillance System), 78, 135, 147, 155
South China Sea, 185–6
Special Air Service, 183
Special Boat Squadron, 183
Spitsbergen, 74
SSBNs, 26
SS-N-15 Starfish missile, 43
SS-N-16 Stallion missile, 29, 43
SS-N-19 Shipwreck missile, 35, 43, 49, 168, 298
Stalin, Josef, 83
Stankevich, Alexei, 313
Staruseltsev, Dmitri, 314
StatOil, 179–81
Stavanger, Norway, 174
Stolt Offshore, 174, 180–3, 185, 212–4, 218, 267
Strategic Rocket Forces, 116
Submarine Development Squadron Twelve (DEVRON 12), 26
Submarine rescue systems, 144–6, 309
Sukharev, Oleg, 40
Superoxide chemical cartridges, 93–5, 123, 292, 293, 309
Svechkarev, Vladimir, 313
Svendsen, Paal, 189, 226
Svir (hospital ship), 220
Syrian war, 313
328th Rescue Division, 286
Tapping:
by divers, 189, 242–6
rumours of, 162, 166–7, 225–26
Tavolzhansky, Pavel, 313
Teslenko, Alexander, 103, 115, 132, 198, 303
Thermal scarring, 79
Torpedoes:
HTP (high-test peroxide), 53–9, 63, 306
USET-80, 54, 58, 75
Trans-Siberian Railway, 81
Trianichev, Ruslan, 313
Trident submarines, 139
Tromsø harbour, 212–3
Troyan, Oleg, 314
Tsymbal, Ivan, 314
Tylik, Lisa, 34, 118
Tylik, Nadezhda, 119, 120, 160, 223
Tylik, Natasha, 34, 118–9, 158, 161, 220, 268, 273, 299–300
Tylik, Nicolai, 119, 222
Tylik, Sergei, 33–4, 60, 220, 268, 273, 299–300
Typhoon-class strategic submarines, 78
United Kingdom Submarine Rescue Service (UKSRS), 149, 178
US Defense Department, 74
US Navy, 38, 152–4, 173, 210
USNS Loyal, 79
USS Baton Rouge, 152
USS Grayling, 153
USS Memphis, 23–30, 77, 79, 146–7, 155, 208–9, 304
USS Scorpion , 145
USS Squalus, 144
USS Thresher, 145
USS Toledo, 27, 30, 208
USET-80 torpedo, 54, 58, 75
Ustinov, Vladimir, 302
Uzky, Sergei, 312
Vasiliena, Galina, 291
Vasiliev, Alexander, 314
Verich, Gennady, 114–5, 130, 164–6, 197, 198, 203, 206, 222, 226–29, 231–6, 239, 246, 248, 250, 254–7, 261, 264, 285, 286, 303
Victor III-class submarines, 34, 153, 210
Vidyaev, Fyodor, 32–3
Vidyaevo Naval Base, 31–4, 39, 85, 108, 117–21, 157–61, 195–6, 219–23, 267, 268
Vishniakov, Maxim, 313
Vitchenko, Sergei, 314
Vladivostok, 13, 81
Vlasov, Sergei, 313
Voronezh (submarine), 39, 107
Walker-Whitworth spy ring, 155
Western offers of help to Russia, 138–9, 146–51, 158, 167–70
White Sea, 83
Witte, Sergei, 82
Wives and families of Kursk crew, 117–9, 157–61, 192, 194, 219–23, 268, 300–1
Yakubin, Oleg, 42
Yamal peninsula, 85
Yansanov, Salovat, 314
Yasen-class attack submarines, 313
Yeltsin, Boris, 16, 17, 35
Yerakhtin, Sergei, 312
Yerasov, Igor, 313
Yevdokimov, Oleg, 39, 65
Yevdokimov, Yuri, 221, 222
Zapadnaya Litsa, 43, 76, 117
Zubaydullin, Rishat, 315
Zubov, Alexei, 59, 311
Robert Moore is an award-winning television reporter. He was ITN’s Moscow correspondent during the collapse of the Soviet Union, during which he reported throughout Russia, the Baltics and the Caucasus. As ITN’s Diplomatic and Foreign Affairs Editor he covered multiple wars in Chechnya, the Balkans, Africa and the Middle East. He is currently the Washington correspondent for ITV News. Kursk , first published as A Time to Die , was an acclaimed international bestseller in the UK and overseas and has now been translated into a dozen languages. Colin Firth called it the most compelling story of men and adversity since Michael Herr’s Dispatches .
International acclaim for the original edition, A Time to Die :
‘What is striking is the human tragedy: the bravery of the crew, the effect of the tragedy on those ashore, the dramatic and doomed rescue attempts and the chilling fate of the 23 survivors of the initial explosion… Harrowingly detailed’
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