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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: {230}{290}In summer 2001 {294}{375}an international team assembles in|Russia's Barents Sea {379}{437}to attempt the most|difficult operation {441}{477}in the history of ocean salvage. {666}{692}The mission {696}{782}to raise a Russian nuclear submarine|the Kursk {786}{849}victim of a violent disaster. {905}{989}An explosion that plunged|the submarine one and a half football {993}{1055}fields long to the bottom of the sea. {1129}{1202}How this could have happened is|a mystery that only raising {1206}{1246}the sub may solve. {1327}{1382}Nothing like it|has ever been attempted. {1393}{1419}To succeed {1423}{1535}salvagers must summon a network|of ships, divers {1539}{1619}and the heaviest lifting equipment|in the world {1625}{1713}in their quest to raise the Kursk. {2279}{2345}The Barents Sea,|far in the Russian north {2349}{2412}is one of the harshest oceans|on the planet. {2431}{2533}The Barents is hospitable for only|a few short months each summer. {2634}{2664}By September {2668}{2717}it is a frothing fury. {2946}{2986}On September 26th {2990}{3064}when Ocean Salvagers aboard|massive barge arrived {3068}{3130}to lift the sunken submarine Kursk {3134}{3182}They feared they are too late. {3251}{3329}A twisting road has led to|this dramatic day. {3422}{3485}For those who will attempt to|raise the Kursk {3489}{3570}it is now a battle against nature|and time. {3622}{3700}The Kursk's story begins|a year earlier. {3894}{3948}August 10th, 2000. {3974}{4078}Dawn, the Barents Sea above|the Arctic Circle. {4134}{4169}In a restricted harbor {4173}{4220}the nuclear submarine Kursk {4224}{4325}prepares for the largest war game|in her six years of service. {4438}{4529}This place once symbolized terror|to estern navies. {4536}{4650}It was home to the Soviet Union's|fleet of 120 nuclear submarines. {4693}{4742}Now only 40 remain. {4754}{4830}The Kursk is among|the newest and fastest. {4839}{4942}Two nuclear reactors gives her|submerged speed at 28 knots. {5000}{5077}The Kursk carries a crew of 118 men. {5083}{5121}They are young and sharp {5125}{5173}the finest crew in the fleet. {5186}{5253}In an era of decline|in the Russian military {5257}{5299}these men are proud. {5304}{5376}The Kursk symbolizes the future. {5499}{5576}The Kursk is an Oscar II|class submarine {5580}{5644}the largest attack sub ever built. {5648}{5722}Oh, it's huge.|It's over 500 feet long {5726}{5780}about 555 long. {5784}{5905}The Washington Monument|by comparison is 555 feet high. {5913}{5987}It's taller than the Statue of Liberty|is high. {6021}{6066}At 24,000 tons {6070}{6176}the Kursk is over three times the size|of her U.S. counterparts. {6182}{6205}Double hulled {6209}{6300}she is built to withstand a direct hit|from an enemy torpedo. {6321}{6410}Her designers consider her|virtually indestructible. {6539}{6595}On August 10th, 2000 {6599}{6713}the Kursk takes part in the largest|Russian naval exercise in a decade. {6758}{6841}The entire Russian northern fleet|is out in force {6846}{6932}testing equipment and weapons in a way|not seen since the height of {6936}{6971}The Cold War. {7239}{7310}American and British spy subs are|in the area {7314}{7402}with orders to learn about|this unusual show of force. {7536}{7586}The Kursk's role in the war game {7590}{7669}is to hunt down the missile cruiser|navy flagship, Peter the Great. {7873}{7946}She fires an unarmed missile|a supersonic {7950}{8012}weapon codenamed Shipwreck. {8038}{8141}The Kursk was built to attack|the United States Navy. {8167}{8255}The Oscar Class submarines|were designed to sink U.S. carriers. {8259}{8308}They're designed to trail|U.S. battle carrier groups {8312}{8358}in the event of war,|fire their missiles and kill the carrier {8362}{8401}before the carrier can kill some|of their ships. {8502}{8548}One month before this mission {8552}{8661}Captain Lieutenant Dmitri Kolesnikov|brings his new bride Olga aboard {8665}{8706}to show her the Kursk. {8786}{8813}For Olga {8817}{8882}the state of the art sub is|a comparing rival {8886}{8939}for her husband's affections. {9144}{9225}I was insanely jealous of that lady {9229}{9262}because I knew he loved her. {9266}{9338}At times I couldn't even tell {9342}{9429}which of us he loved more|me or her. {9454}{9484}Dima told me many times {9488}{9584}that he would come to no harm for|as long as he served on the Kursk. {9630}{9715}That's why when he left port|I wasn't worried. {9768}{9861}I knew that woman would protect him|and take good care of him. {9875}{9947}She wouldn't let anything|happen to him. {10164}{10217}August 12th, 2000. {10223}{10309}The Kursk is scheduled|to fire a practice torpedo. {10338}{10380}The fleet waits. {10406}{10444}The shot is never fired. {10548}{10594}At 11:29 a. m. {10598}{10718}the Kursk explodes and plunges|over 300 feet down. {10818}{10917}The missile carrier, Peter the Great|scours the area with sonar {10921}{10963}in a desperate race {10967}{11014}to rescue anyone|who may have survived. {11054}{11102}Finally, after a day and a half {11106}{11153}the Kursk is discovered. {11189}{11277}A buoy marks the location|of the stricken submarine. {11298}{11351}If there are men alive on the Kursk {11355}{11427}the near-freezing temperature|and limited oxygen {11431}{11508}offer only a few precious|days' survival. {11558}{11650}Still, Russia declines|all offers for help. {11749}{11838}August 20th. Eight days|since the Kursk sank. {11842}{11909}The Russian Rescue Operation|has failed. {12075}{12176}Norwegian divers are finally permitted|to the disaster site. {12370}{12421}A diver hammers on the hull. {12476}{12522}There is no response. {12650}{12728}A robotic vehicle opens|the rear escape hatch. {12773}{12826}Only a final burst of air {12961}{13035}118 men are dead. {13060}{13174}Those who survived the explosion|must have died a horrible, slow death. {13183}{13249}It's like Dante's Inferno,|I mean it's like going to hell. {13253}{13303}I mean those poor guys are stuck|in a sunken ship {13307}{13401}with limited air supply|waiting to die. {13500}{13617}The divers also discover that|the submarine's bow is severely damaged. {13635}{13695}The mystery behind what sank the Kursk {13699}{13790}Iies somewhere in this twisted forward|section of the submarine. {13998}{14084}Families of those lost on the Kursk|seek answers. {14125}{14213}None more so than one mother|Nadezhda Tylik. {14521}{14611}So, then I screamed at them|to tear off their own epaulets. {14751}{14844}Because I think such people|don't deserve to be in the military. {14973}{15073}They had murdered our kids|our near and dear. {15162}{15221}When a Navy sedates Tylik {15225}{15274}it's a P.R. catastrophe. {16029}{16094}Russian president,|Vladimir Putin steps in. {16107}{16164}He vows to raise the Kursk. {16169}{16242}His pledge sends|a message of hope and strength. {16253}{16344}The operation will cost|130 million us dollars {16349}{16412}but Russia believes it must be done. {16474}{16520}There are several reasons for this. {16524}{16594}The first and most important one is|that we need all the information on {16598}{16650}the disaster that we can get. {16655}{16747}The other reason, no less important|is to get this huge hazardous object {16751}{16820}a nuclear object, out of the area|of the Barents Sea {16824}{16873}which is characterized|by heavy traffic. {16886}{16978}These are the two reasons that|make the raising of the Kursk necessary. {17062}{17182}In May 2001, The Dutch company|Mammoet, signed the contract to raise {17186}{17223}the Kursk by September. {17227}{17305}Mammoet is a world leader|in lifting and transport. {17318}{17436}It is a very complicated job,|because you have nuclear aspects. {17449}{17549}You are working on a,|on a depth of 118 meters. {17580}{17693}You have a very,|very special equipment to do the lifting {17719}{17775}So it is for our company... {17779}{17865}...it is really, really a milestone|to do this job. {17913}{17988}Mammoet brings in the|Rotterdam company, Smit international {17992}{18028}as a partner. {18039}{18122}Together, they will tackle|the most complex ocean salvage job {18126}{18166}operation in history. {18257}{18313}The salvagers devise a plan. {18454}{18517}And the enormous barge,|called the Giant 4 {18521}{18568}will be anchored over the Kursk. {18664}{18765}26 cables will be lowered from|the Giant and attached to the submarine. {18823}{18938}Each one will be fitted into|a hole cut by divers into the sub's hull {19014}{19078}The sub will be lifted|from the bottom {19082}{19131}and secured under the barge. {19153}{19266}The Kursk will then be towed to|a dry dock, 110 miles away {19270}{19317}near the Russian city of Murmansk. {19510}{19568}Theory pales against practice. {19578}{19675}If they succeed, The Kursk would be|the heaviest vessel ever lifted {19679}{19717}from the ocean floor. {19754}{19837}No ship to my knowledge, this large {19851}{19925}has ever been salvaged from|about 300 feet. {19952}{20028}Something displacing over 20,000 tons {20038}{20154}I don't think we've ever undertaken|anything of this size or complexity {20211}{20292}The Kursk's two nuclear reactors|were shut down. {20306}{20397}But the sub also contains dozens of|missiles and torpedoes. {20401}{20495}A weapons explosion could unleash|a nuclear disaster. {20520}{20565}I don't say there is no risk. {20569}{20623}There is always the risk|in this type of operations {20627}{20727}but you make your assessments|in such a way that you eliminate {20731}{20760}all the events {20764}{20835}and you limit, you limit the risks|in that respect {20839}{20881}but there is always the risk. {20910}{20953}The countdown begins. {20960}{21007}The salvagers have just 4 months. {21011}{21101}before Arctic weather forbids them|from raising the Kursk. {21320}{21353}July, 2001. {21372}{21422}In Amsterdam, the Netherlands {21426}{21532}an enormous barge undergoes|its most unusual refitting {21536}{21586}over 20 years of service. {21638}{21684}She is the Giant 4.. {21691}{21788}At 24,000 tons and 450 feet long {21794}{21816}the Giant's purpose {21820}{21903}is to transport heavy objects|for the oil industry, {21910}{21953}even entire wreck? {22033}{22153}But she has never lifted|a nuclear submarine from the ocean floor {22249}{22315}The barge is custom-fitted|for each job. {22326}{22348}For the Kursk {22352}{22434}the Giant is outfitted with|26 lifting jacks. {22443}{22522}Each jack has been tested to 900 tons. {22612}{22694}A bundle of 54 cables extends|from each jack {22705}{22750}which will be lowered to the Kursk. {22897}{22959}During experiments|in a Russian laboratory {22963}{23032}the cables prove stronger|than the steel plugs {23036}{23085}that will marry them to the Kursk. {23234}{23322}To keep the barge steable over the sub|the lifting jack {23326}{23400}has a hydraulic system much like|a car's suspension {23409}{23479}to counteract wave action of 8 feet. {23511}{23594}So what we have to do is to create|a suspension system based {23598}{23637}on gas cylinders {23646}{23698}that takes out the action of the waves {23702}{23770}which then takes all the forces|and the load from the waves {23774}{23837}but does not affect the lifting units. {23922}{23995}The Giant undergoes|another critical modification. {24006}{24067}A massive hole is cut into her hull {24071}{24148}in order to accommodate the Kursk's|conning tower, once sub {24152}{24199}and barge are married. {24226}{24296}The bottom of the barge is partly|opened up. {24300}{24403}One part to, to, to have the|the plane {24407}{24480}say the command tower of|the submarine will fall {24484}{24521}into the structure of the barge. {24525}{24603}And underneath the barge,|we have made a kind of shuttle {24608}{24658}which are, are perfect with wood. {24662}{24718}And those shuttles, they have|the same curve {24722}{24772}as the outer hull of the submarine. {24806}{24892}Modifications on the Giant continue|24 hours a day {24896}{24946}to meet the September deadline. {25049}{25114}On July 16th, in the Barents Sea {25118}{25193}another ship begins the first phase|of the operation {25197}{25244}over the wreck of the Kursk. {25280}{25361}She is the Mayo. 270 feet long, {25367}{25419}the Mayo is the dive support vessel {25423}{25523}for the men with the most perilous job|in the entire Kursk operation. {25546}{25699}A rotating crew of 12 divers|and 70 support staff are aboard {25794}{25884}The Mayo contains such|"saturation diving system." {25888}{25961}In order to give the divers|maximum time under water {25972}{26057}they live for four weeks|in tiny steel cylinders {26066}{26136}their bodies pressurized to|a depth of Kursk. {26147}{26237}They are unable to leave the chamber|during their month-long job. {26255}{26305}It would kill them if they did. {26404}{26493}The living chamber is connected to|the diving bell, so that the divers {26497}{26579}can transfer from one to the other|without depressurizing. {26756}{26802}So when this bell is mated {26806}{26866}onto here, you've got a sequence|of doors that have to be opened {26870}{26955}and closed when the divers pass|from the living quarters actually {26959}{26997}into the diving bell. {27003}{27090}And then this has to be parted|from the living system and then tracked {27094}{27132}out to the moon port {27136}{27199}and dropped down to their|working depth to carry out their work. {27203}{27254}So basically this is|a taxi to their job. {27935}{27994}A tether connects the divers|to the bell {27998}{28039}delivering them air, light {28043}{28107}and hot water to heat their suits... {28113}{28185}...as the sea temperature is|barely above freezing. {28250}{28363}Two divers work at all times while|another monitors them from the bell. {28466}{28601}300 feet down their first task is|to clear the hull of debris and silt. {28630}{28686}It is dangerous and gruesome work. {28702}{28784}The Kursk is a tomb to the remains|of over a hundred men. {28863}{28977}She also contains unexploded weapons|and two nuclear reactors. {28986}{29065}The divers are on constant alert|for radiation leaks. {29182}{29282}Their most critical job is|to cut 26 holes into the Kursk's hull {29286}{29327}to attach the lifting cables. {29405}{29426}To do this {29430}{29503}the divers use an abrasive|water jet system. {29580}{29695}Shooting from the nozzle at up to|22,000 p-s-i, {29699}{29799}the water and grit combination|can cut through the Kursk's steel hull {29803}{29833}Iike a laser. {30027}{30070}For the divers' safety {30074}{30164}the Mayo must remain exactly in place|over the Kursk. {30229}{30266}What the ship does is {30270}{30360}we've got three bow thrusters forward|and we got two of them {30364}{30403}other thrusters aft {30407}{30490}and what he's doing is instructing|the computer to actually move. {30494}{30565}So it's got a G-P-S position|where it knows where it is {30569}{30654}and it's now gonna move ten meters|in the direction to that new position. {30658}{30703}And it will then sit on that position {30707}{30792}and you can move the ship any|which way, what, whatever you want. {30842}{30935}The divers rotate around the clock|in 6 hours. {30939}{30988}After each shift {30992}{31056}they return to their cramped|compressed home. {31170}{31239}Cutting the hull turns out to be|a much more difficult {31243}{31290}operation than expected. {31349}{31449}The Kursk is covered by six inches|of rubber, a noise reducer. {31468}{31575}The precise high-pressure jet merely|mangles this rubber layer. {31706}{31818}After two weeks work, just two of|26 holes are cut. {31834}{31886}There is no time for this setback. {31957}{32042}As divers labour on the hull of|the Kursk, they report that {32046}{32106}the bow is destroyed. {32114}{32178}Few things could cause|such destruction. {32320}{32369}Many in the Russian Navy believe {32373}{32458}American spy submarine collided with|the Kursk. {32928}{32974}I think that as the submarine Kursk {32978}{33081}was working on its mission|in the Northern testing areas {33087}{33172}it was kept under surveillance|by foreign submarines. {33176}{33250}I'm not pointing any fingers here. {33254}{33295}It isn't relevant {33299}{33390}whether those were U.S. or British|or some other submarines. {33429}{33495}There have been dozens of|submarine collisions {33504}{33555}most in Russia's Barents Sea. {33570}{33662}Captain Sergei Bolgakov experienced|one of the most recent. {33776}{33814}In March, 1993 {33818}{33857}I was on active duty. {33861}{33916}On March 20th, the collision occurred. {33926}{33990}As we found out later,|we collided with the U.S... {33994}{34031}submarine, Grayling. {34040}{34088}It happened in the Barents Sea. {34297}{34366}The U.S. Navy has been operating|up there for quite a while {34370}{34404}keeping an eye on the Soviet Navy {34408}{34452}really to see see how they operate {34456}{34502}and what their capabilities were|so in the event of a war {34506}{34551}we would be able|to handle them a lot more easily. {34577}{34639}Three American submarines were|in the area {34643}{34726}spying on the Russian naval operation|when the Kursk sank. {34742}{34833}But the United States denies that|one of its submarines collided {34837}{34862}with the Kursk. {34866}{34954}I don't think the American submarine|would have, one, made it back. {34958}{34987}Two, if it made it back {34991}{35044}it would have probably done so|on the surface. {35048}{35074}And three {35078}{35162}with 130 people on the American|attack submarine... {35166}{35203}we'd know by now. {35280}{35364}The Russian Navy continued to|search clues {35368}{35413}a telltale scrape {35418}{35469}maybe even some parts from a NATO sub. {35482}{35549}So far they find no evidence. {35614}{35729}The Navy now guards the Kursk's site|from any other unwelcome intruders. {35745}{35830}The missile cruiser, Peter The Great|keeps constant vigil {35834}{35895}warding off NATO ships and submarines. {35938}{35991}Spy ships circle the area {35995}{36033}this one Norwegian {36037}{36112}inquisitive about the unique|salvage operation. {36144}{36191}Out of sight, below the sea {36195}{36281}divers continue their morbid work|on a steel tomb. {36296}{36373}Rusting Place but remained|more than 100 men. {36504}{36572}And on the first anniversary of|the sub's loss {36576}{36632}at a service in Saint Petersburg {36638}{36716}the mourning has still only|just begun. {36914}{37033}12 corpses were removed by divers|from the submarine in October, 2000. {37054}{37115}One of them was Dmitri Kolesnikov. {37140}{37230}On his body, a note wrapped in plastic {37235}{37317}final words to his wife of four months|Olga. {37428}{37518}I love you.|Don't be too upset. {37533}{37586}I can't see my own writing in the dark {37590}{37642}but I'll try writing nevertheless. {37652}{37713}It looks like we don't have|much chance {37718}{37771}ten or 20 percent at best. {37791}{37848}Let's hope someone will read this. {37866}{37954}Here is a list of names of|all compartment personnel who are {37958}{38045}at present in compartment nine|and are going to try to break out. {38079}{38116}Love to everyone. {38130}{38166}Don't despair. {38172}{38202}Kolesnikov. {38276}{38310}Kolesnikov's note says {38314}{38390}he was trapped in|the very rear of the submarine {38394}{38432}with 22 other men. {38497}{38609}He writes three hours|after the explosion at 1:15 p. m. {38613}{38654}and again at 3:45. {38670}{38750}Proof that he and several others|spent their final hours {38754}{38796}in icy darkness {38804}{38874}waiting for a rescue|that would never come. {38978}{39041}I don't know|where Dima found the strength {39076}{39124}to write those amazing words. {39340}{39408}One year to the day|since the Kursk's sank {39412}{39455}the people of Saint Petersburg {39459}{39515}pay tribute to the loss of the crew. {39726}{39786}Many must have died instantly {39790}{39903}But others, like Dmitri Kolesnikov|lived a few harrowing hours longer {39910}{39995}ultimately running out of oxygen|and time. {40021}{40124}For the families, raising the Kursk|has a personal meanings. {40130}{40184}It will bring their dead home. {40363}{40431}When the Kursk sank in August, 2000 {40435}{40526}the sound was detected by scientists|nearby in Norway. {40543}{40631}They heard two noises just over two|minutes apart. {40644}{40688}The first, small. {40697}{40780}The next, 3.5 on the Richter Scale {40859}{40912}comparable to a small earthquake. {40988}{41040}But one thing was unusual: {41050}{41119}the explosions were eerily similar. {41123}{41151}We compared them {41155}{41271}and they were very, very close|in terms of the, seismic signal. {41298}{41343}Talking about the character|of them now {41347}{41400}of course the size|was vastly different. {41404}{41441}The, the first one was very small {41445}{41532}and was barely undetected even|at the closest station. {41578}{41696}The acoustic evidence provides clues|to what happened when the Kursk sank. {41769}{41825}August 12th, 2000. {41926}{41958}As part of a war game {41962}{42034}the Kursk is ordered|to fire a practice torpedo. {42186}{42226}At 8:51 a. m. {42230}{42310}the Kursk's captain radios|for confirmation. {42366}{42409}The missile cruiser, Peter The Great {42413}{42470}moves 30 miles off and waits. {42662}{42702}Two and a half hours later {42706}{42772}a small explosion from below. {42874}{42937}The captain does not surface the sub. {42946}{43017}The Kursk must be severely flooding. {43100}{43153}134 seconds later {43253}{43303}a devastating blast. {43616}{43721}The sound indicates that|the first explosion was a single torpedo {43748}{43837}The torpedo contains|a tank of fuel propellant. {43841}{43953}On typical Russian torpedoes|that fuel is hydrogen peroxide. {43963}{44057}Heated hydrogen peroxide in contact|with certain metal surfaces {44061}{44112}is known to explode. {44165}{44209}Fire had started. {44213}{44262}The hydrogen peroxide heated {44266}{44337}and the crew failed to|eject it overboard. {44347}{44404}The explosion was inevitable. {44446}{44499}That fire then, a couple of|minutes later {44503}{44570}spread to one or two other torpedoes {44574}{44706}Iying alongside this one|and that then detonated the warheads {44710}{44764}which just tore open the bow of|the submarine. {44775}{44892}The second explosion would have|killed everyone in the forward {44896}{44981}half of the submarine|in less than a minute. {45037}{45139}But what triggered the first explosion|remains an unsolved mystery. {45337}{45401}August 14th, 2001. {45458}{45516}300 feet below the dive vessel Mayo {45526}{45610}the divers labor against the Kursk's|tough outer hull. {45703}{45734}After four weeks {45738}{45830}only 11 of 26 holes have been cut|in the submarine. {45886}{45962}They had expected to be finished|the first phase by now. {45981}{46060}And winter weather is just|one month away. {46201}{46229}Despite to setback {46233}{46380}Phase Two is set in motion.|200 miles west in Kirkenes, Norway {46386}{46490}a barge carrying a revolutionary saw|arrives from Holland. {46601}{46711}The salvagers fear that the damaged|bow may fall off during the lift. {46722}{46822}They have decided to remove 60 feet|from the front of the submarine. {46850}{46956}But many believe the Russians have|their own motives for this surgery. {46965}{47039}It will leave the clues of|what sank the sub {47043}{47098}at the bottom of the Barents Sea. {47171}{47281}I think the only hard evidence|if it exists at all {47292}{47338}is in the forward torpedo room. {47342}{47429}And again that's the section|they're leaving on the ocean floor. {47438}{47545}But they've lost a chance|to have technicians {47549}{47596}forensic scientists if you will {47600}{47684}go over that forward torpedo room|once it was on the surface. {47727}{47846}The saw is a cable encrusted|in sharp steel cutting bushings. {47878}{47927}It has been tested on an old hulk {47931}{47989}similar in strength to the hull of|the Kursk. {48059}{48166}But until the divers complete|cutting holes, the saw barge will wait {48170}{48252}in Norway, a delay the operation|cannot afford. {48382}{48447}110 miles south of the site {48451}{48534}the largest dry dock in Russia|awaits the Kursk. {48591}{48685}But the dry dock is too shallow|to accommodate the barge Giant {48691}{48749}with the submarine harnessed beneath. {48822}{48914}The solution lies in Severodvinsk|in the Russian north {48918}{48959}at the Sevmarsh shipyard. {49030}{49131}Sevmarsh has the job of|building pontoons for the final critical {49135}{49175}part of the lift. {49194}{49222}Ironically {49226}{49329}this shipyard also built the Kursk|ten years earlier. {49400}{49448}The huge submersible pontoons {49452}{49519}will lift the Giant fully|out of the water {49525}{49613}and escort the barge-sub combination|into the dry dock. {49670}{49775}The construction of 300-foot long|pontoons in just three months {49779}{49881}is the fastest large-scale operation|in the history of shipbuilding. {49962}{50021}August 21, 2001. {50054}{50122}Salvagers get their first taste|of winter. {50135}{50177}All operations cease. {50190}{50257}September will be much worse. {50389}{50458}After three days of ferocious seas {50462}{50517}work resumes on the wreck of|the Kursk. {50541}{50615}But the salvagers now officially|admit that technical problems {50619}{50673}have delayed the lift by a week. {50764}{50836}Now the divers proceed|at a furious pace. {50845}{50914}Over the next two days ten holes|are cut. {50950}{51008}Finally, on August 28th {51012}{51086}the last of 26 holes is finished. {51138}{51194}The first phase is complete. {51199}{51294}Now the salvage ships mobilize in|a synchronized plan. {51307}{51354}The saw barge leaves Norway. {51430}{51498}And sixteen hundred miles away|in Amsterdam {51502}{51542}the Giant gets underway. {51557}{51609}Towed at just five miles an hour {51613}{51682}the Giant will reach the Kursk|in two weeks. {51712}{51779}After 2 month's success and delays {51794}{51861}greatest risks are ahead. {51972}{52032}August 30th, 2001 {52043}{52114}The cutting saw, designed to sever|60 feet off {52118}{52160}the mangled bow of the Kursk {52164}{52200}arrives at the site. {52292}{52386}The humble, rusting barge is flagship|of the next and most dangerous {52390}{52429}phase of the operation. {52498}{52560}The saw must be placed exactly {52566}{52650}to avoid explosive impact with|the sub's forward missiles {52654}{52722}or with torpedoes|in the devastated bow. {52785}{52837}Two 40-foot-high anchors {52841}{52908}designed to burrow their way|into the seabed {52912}{52964}will keep tension on the saw. {52989}{53095}They are lowered and then positioned|on either side of the Kursk's bow {53108}{53180}an operation that takes|four precious days. {53318}{53381}The saw chain, with its steel bushings {53385}{53448}stretches over the top of|the Kursk's hull. {53503}{53533}On September 4th {53537}{53579}the cutting begins. {53584}{53626}Diving operations halt {53630}{53684}during lethal contact with the saw. {53753}{53836}The chain slices through the Kursk|at an amazing speed. {53840}{53908}The operation was expected|to take days. {53921}{54025}25 percent of the cutting is complete|after just two hours. {54123}{54156}Then a setback. {54162}{54226}The saw breaks loose from the anchors. {54331}{54368}Working around the clock {54372}{54454}it takes a full two days|to reattach the saw. {54573}{54610}After another day's work.... {54614}{54645}good progress {54649}{54729}only 20 percent of the Kursk's hull|remains to be cut. {54865}{54930}But the saw now digs into the seabed {54934}{54984}and breaks again and again. {55010}{55074}The delay costs another three days. {55128}{55216}Now the Giant completes|her sixteen-hundred-mile voyage. {55222}{55334}She arrives in nearby Kirkenes|Norway, destructers to wait there. {55462}{55500}If the bow is not removed {55504}{55595}the Giant will never get her chance|to lift the Kursk. {55919}{55960}On September 11th {55966}{56034}the terror event that shakes|the United States {56038}{56096}reaches the distant Barents Sea. {56297}{56366}Russia joins the world in mourning. {56524}{56582}But the operation does not pause. {56586}{56656}Divers continue to grapple with|the saw. {56713}{56750}On September 14th {56758}{56858}the final few inches of the Kursk's|steel hull are severed. {56903}{56980}Now another frenetic week passes {56984}{57088}as teams of divers clear debris|from the holes in the Kursk's hull {57092}{57136}to install the lifting cables. {57272}{57371}On September 26th, the Giant|arrives from Norway {57375}{57440}and anchors in position|over the Kursk. {57606}{57655}But the Giant may be too late. {57662}{57743}The deadline to lift the Kursk|has passed {57747}{57783}and from now on {57787}{57865}the weather will be the salvagers'|worst enemy. {57872}{57906}From mid-September on {57910}{57982}you're not going to be able to|pull off a salvage operation. {57986}{58048}From mid-September probably to March {58060}{58101}because of heavy weather. {58116}{58148}Just then, {58154}{58241}the worst storm of the year lashes|the Barents Sea. {58390}{58442}The Giant's captain, Pete Sink {58446}{58518}calls his short team to consider|the options. {58558}{58577}Anchored {58581}{58658}he runs the risk of|facing the storm broadside {58662}{58709}putting the barge in jeopardy,... {58716}{58753}but to leave the shelter {58757}{58809}would delay the lift even further. {58978}{59039}Sink the team decides to ride it out. {59291}{59394}For two days the Giant is battered|by wind and sea. {59594}{59641}The weather breaks at last {59649}{59761}but the lift operation needs at least|48 hours of calm seas to succeed. {59802}{59842}In nearby Murmansk {59846}{59944}Project chief Frans van Seumeren|makes a grim statement. {59948}{60013}Of course {60019}{60134}it is sad that the forecast|for tomorrow is not good {60138}{60203}because there's a lot of swell|with the northeast wind {60207}{60269}and probably we cannot|do a lot tomorrow. {60286}{60409}Thursday, Friday is, is by the|weather not possible anymore. {60482}{60544}But they have come too far to|give up now. {60562}{60629}The next stage of|the operation proceeds. {60657}{60712}Four cables from each lifting jack {60716}{60818}guide heavy steel plugs called|grippers down to the submarine. {60850}{60938}The grippers secure each of|the 26 lifting bundles to holes {60942}{60981}in the submarine. {60995}{61059}They expand and lock into position. {61237}{61299}Now the Giant is married to the Kursk. {61318}{61354}After four months {61358}{61464}all of the intricate pieces of|the operation are finally in place. {61524}{61566}The weather must hold. {61570}{61681}The lifting jacks can only|compensate for waves of about 8 feet. {61700}{61746}If the waves get any higher {61750}{61790}the sub will be disconnected {61794}{61904}and the lift called off|maybe forever. {62091}{62128}3:30 a.m. {62133}{62202}October 8th, 2001. {62223}{62297}In calm seas and biting Arctic air {62301}{62402}the time has come the last to attempt|to raise the Kursk. {62473}{62519}Divers are cleared from the site. {62530}{62584}If even a single cable breaks {62588}{62632}the recoil could kill. {62656}{62675}Okay, Malcolm {62679}{62742}you starting with the lifting|and pull to the back side {62746}{62839}several tons, yes?|Okay? {62927}{63000}Jon van Seumeran is|in charge of the Giant. {63040}{63098}Yeah, I'm back. Yeah, touching on|the aft section now. {63109}{63178}The Kursk is embedded|in the ocean floor {63189}{63265}making an exact lifting|calculation impossible. {63297}{63404}The system can handle 18000 tons|lifting power. {63422}{63490}The salvagers begin with 4,000 {63494}{63571}about halfway divided between the bow|and the stern. {64286}{64371}Computers show the weight supported|by each jack {64376}{64450}and indicate how each hydraulic|compensator counteracts {64454}{64498}the motion of the sea. {64691}{64776}Power is increased to 7,000 tons {64851}{64965}Miraculously, suction from the seabed|offers no resistance. {65073}{65195}At 9,600 tons, the Kursk rises off|the ocean floor. {65450}{65572}The Kursk is the heaviest object ever|lifted from the bottom of the sea. {65709}{65754}At 5:30 p.m. {65758}{65822}she fits snuggly under the Giant. {65874}{65970}It is a technological victory|that has never been equaled {65974}{66032}in the history of ocean salvage. {66119}{66198}Over a year|since her catastrophic loss {66202}{66303}the Kursk and her entombed crew|are going home. {66586}{66708}It takes two days for the Giant|and her tragic cargo, reach the dry dock {66712}{66784}110 miles south near Murmansk. {66813}{66871}Another technical challenge awaits. {66885}{66938}The dock is too shallow {66942}{67042}so pontoons must lift the Giant|and the Kursk. {67078}{67186}The Russian-built pontoons are designed|to lock onto the Giant's hull {67193}{67284}but problems plague the seemingly|simple plan. {67341}{67406}The operation takes 12 days. {67412}{67540}But in the sheltered bay,|Arctic storms no longer pose any threat. {67591}{67627}It is mid-October {67631}{67694}a full month later than scheduled. {67698}{67784}Finally, the pontoons lock|onto the Giant. {67793}{67846}Water is pumped from the pontoons {67850}{67925}Iifting the barge 25 feet|above the water. {67966}{68048}The Kursk emerges beneath the Giant. {68221}{68278}Russian Navy experts will spend|the next months {68282}{68349}combing the sub for clues to|what sank her. {68405}{68506}They find parts of the front of|the sub embedded deep in her middle {68518}{68601}terrifying proof of|a massive torpedo explosion. {68681}{68794}Experts estimates that the blast cost|to 5 tons TNT {68798}{68853}through the sub's steel hull. {68888}{68945}But they can find no proof|if the explosion was caused {68949}{69062}by a collision|or by human error inside the Kursk. {69150}{69226}On October 21st, 2001 {69232}{69327}the Russian Navy eases the barge|cradling their sheltered submarine {69331}{69368}into the dry dock. {69818}{69856}Underneath the Giant, {69860}{69940}the lifting cables are lowered|and grippers retracted. {70070}{70095}Two days later, {70099}{70166}salvage ship and submarine|finally part. {70186}{70230}The Kursk's conning tower {70234}{70286}appears in the Arctic air. {70418}{70546}The Kursk's fate is to be scrapped|at a cost of ten million U.S. dollars. {70562}{70648}A United States Congress Nuclear|Safety Fund will pay {70652}{70687}for her destruction. {70902}{70945}Deep inside the Kursk {70949}{71025}there is one final gruesome task {71030}{71084}the search for human remains. {71247}{71310}Of 118 men lost {71314}{71373}82 bodies are recovered. {71377}{71422}Most can be identified {71426}{71504}evidence that many may not|have been killed in the blast. {71524}{71587}Several may have died hours later {71591}{71673}trapped in darkness,|knee deep in icy water {71702}{71767}when oxygen finally ran out. {72043}{72116}This image haunts Olga Kolesnikov {72126}{72211}the final terrible moments|of her husband Dmitri {72215}{72266}stranded in the submarine. {72458}{72517}I am still waiting for him|to come back. {72534}{72581}I am waiting for him all of the time. {72604}{72694}With my mind, I understand that|I must accept this tragedy {72698}{72742}as an accomplished fact {72757}{72810}but my heart refuses to believe it. {72914}{72968}At the bottom of the Barents Sea {72972}{73054}divers placed a memorial|where the Kursk was lost {73093}{73157}a permanent tribute to the catastrophe {73180}{73260}and to the triumph of|those who raised her {73264}{73329}from the unforgiving sea. {73500}{73560}Subs ripped & fixed by glemb {73600}{73700}>> Napisy pobrane z http://napisy.org <<|>>>>>>>> nowa wizja napis�w <<<<<<<< 36403