
110 ◾ The Performance Mapping and Measurement Handbook
◾ First, the exact location of the Kursk underwater wreck site must be
determined.
◾ Second, a successful “mating” between a deployed rescue submersible and
the Kursk’s stern rescue hatch located in Compartment 9 has to occur.
Additionally, there are two theories on how long the remaining crew-
members survived the twin blasts that occurred onboard the Kursk. The
official Russian investigation suggested that all surviving crewmembers
died within approximately 8 hours of the accident or at approximately
1930 hours on August 12. If this time is in fact correct, then even the fast-
est and most ...