(23 Oct 2001) APTN has acquired a rare footage of the Kursk and its late crew shot in December 1999 by members of popular Russian pop band, the Nana, who were performing at the Vidyaevo navy base for the Kursk sailors.
Gennady Lyachin is seen guiding his guests through the the submarine's compartments, including the torpedo compartment where the explosion that sunk the Kursk on August 11,2000 originated.
On Tuesday the Russian nuclear submarine the Kursk was finally installed at the Roslyakovo dry dock, the final point of destination for the unprecendent salvage operation.
At the dock the Kursk was raised to the point where its conning tower, with its shattered glass windows and red Russian eagle seal, could be seen above water.
With the Kursk fully out of the water, Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov, top Navy officials and a team of about 40 investigators observed a moment of silence before stepping onto the submarine's deck.
The first on board was Lt. Gleb Liachin, the son of Kursk's late captain Gennady Liachin.
On Monday Navy officials have said they expect to find only 30-40 bodies inside the boat, with the rest likely pulverized by the explosion that sank the Kursk, in addition to the 12 recovered earlier by divers.
A forensic lab to identify the remains was set up at the submarine's base in Severomorsk.
The submarine was raised and towed to shore in a risky, complicated operation that cost the Russian government some 65 (m) million US dollars.
The submarine's shattered first compartment, where the torpedoes were located and which may contain vital clues to the cause of the disaster, was cut off and left at the bottom of the sea for collection next year, if possible.

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