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a b c "Kursk torpedo removed from service". The Russian Journal. 17 February 2002. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 . Retrieved 5 February 2014.Twenty-four men were assigned to compartments six through nine towards the rear of the boat. [97] Of that number, 23 survived the two blasts and gathered in the small ninth compartment, which had an escape hatch. [11] Captain-lieutenant Dmitri Kolesnikov, head of the turbine unit in the seventh department, and one of three surviving officers of that rank, apparently took charge. [98] Emergency lighting was normally powered by batteries located in the first compartment, but these had been destroyed in the explosion, but the ninth compartment contained a number of independent emergency lights, which apparently worked. When Ustinov closed the criminal case without filing charges, [ citation needed] family members were angry. Retired Russian Navy Captain Vladimir Mityayev, who lost a son on Kursk, said "To me, this is a clear case of negligence." [83] In the end, no one was blamed for the disaster and no one was held responsible. [20] :34 Alternative explanations [ edit ] On Monday 14 August, Fleet Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov stated the accident had been caused by a serious collision with a NATO submarine, [30] although he gave no evidence to support his statement. [20] Senior commanders of the Russian Navy repeated this account for more than two years after the disaster. Many who wished for continued poor relations between Russia and the West supported this scenario. [20] Despite the many lapses in procedures and equipment, Ustinov said no charges would be filed because the disaster was caused by a technical malfunction and blame could not be placed on specific individuals. He said that all of the sailors had died within eight hours and none of them could have been rescued in the time available. At a news conference announcing the end of the official inquiry, he absolved the torpedo's manufacturer of any fault. "Those who designed the torpedo couldn't foresee the possibility of its explosion." He also said there was no evidence that the torpedo had been damaged when it was loaded onto Kursk. [83]

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