2000年8月12日晚11时,俄罗斯海军K-141“库尔斯克”(Kursk)号核潜艇在俄北方舰队的夏季演习中发生事故,不幸沉没,被困在距离俄摩尔曼斯克100海里、108米深的巴伦支海海底。虽然经过俄罗斯、挪威和英国救援人员历时9天的奋力营救,艇上118名人员最终仍全部遇难。这是近年来世界上所发生的最严重的潜艇事故。“库尔斯克”号是俄罗斯于1992年开始建造、1995年服役的一艘“奥斯卡Ⅱ”级巡航导弹核潜艇,隶属俄北方 At 11.00 on the night of 12 August 2000, the Russian navy K-141 Kursk nuclear submarine was killed in a summer maneuver by the Russian north fleet. Unfortunately, it sank at a distance of 100 nautical miles from the Russian Murmansk, The Barents Sea is 108 meters deep. Although rescue efforts by rescue workers from Russia, Norway and the United Kingdom lasted 9 days, all 118 crew members were eventually killed. This is the most serious submarine accident that has taken place in the world in recent years. “Kursk” is an “Oscars Ⅱ” class cruise missile submarine built by Russia in 1992 and serviced in 1995. It belongs to the northern part of Russia