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39th year  -  N° 332                 Wednesday, 27 November 2024         Antwerpen		
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Saturday 12th of August 2000

24 Years Ago



118 Die in K-141 Kursk nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarine explosion in Murmanskaya Oblast, the Barents Sea.

The explosion was caused by a faulty weld on a 65–76 "Kit" practice torpedo, leading to an explosion of high-test peroxide and secondary detonation of 5 to 7 torpedo warheads.