Russia Marks 15th Anniversary of Kursk Submarine Tragedy

Russia is marking 15 years since the loss of 118 sailors when the submarine Kursk went down in the Barents Sea after a torpedo exploded onboard.



The Kursk, a Russian K-141 nuclear submarine, sank on Aug. 12, 2000 in the Barents Sea. There were no survivors.



Her name came from the Russian city of Kursk, where the largest tank battle in military history took place in 1943.



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Vladimir Putin meets relatives of the Kursk tragedy victims on Aug. 22, 2000.

Vladimir Putin speaks with Irina Lyachin, the widow (c) of the commander of the Kursk submarine Gennady Lyachin, and his daughter, on Aug. 22, 2000.

A Russian Orthodox cross is lowered into the Barents Sea at a 2002 commemoration ceremony to mark the spot where a torpedo blast ravaged the submarine's hull.

Relatives of the crew members of the Kursk submarine mourn the loss of their loved ones during a 2002 commemoration ceremony on the Barents Sea.

Flowers are seen floating in the Barents Sea during a commemoration ceremony.

A Russian naval forces veteran salutes during a commemoration ceremony at a monument for the Kursk nuclear submarine crew in Moscow on Aug. 12, 2015.