Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] BBC E-mail: Torpedo fuel to blame for Kursk loss

["Herve" <caribsub@coqui.net>]

the chemical reaction was not unusual , and was predictible. peroxyde is a
powerfull oxidiser, there is nothing unusual when it reacts with surrounding
material that enter in its contact.
actually it is unsual that nothing happens.
As a manufacturer and knowing my limits i would never invest a penny in that
technology to power subs, but that s my choice
Herve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Teufel" <robert.teufel@verizon.net>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] BBC E-mail: Torpedo fuel to blame for Kursk
loss


> "He (Vladimir Ustinov - Russia's Prosecuter General) said the volatile
> substance - hydrogen peroxide - used as its fuel (for torpedos) exploded
> because of a complex chemical reaction."
>
>  It was, as he explained, " the result of an unusual process of events
> inside the oxidising agent reserve of the torpedo."  Wonder just what
> events, anyone care to speculate?
>
> "After the disaster, the Russian Navy ordered torpedoes of that type that
> exploded to be removed from service."
>
> Anyone care to comment on these highlights from the BBC news report about
> that sinking?
>
> Bob T.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Steed" <plutomark@astate.edu>
> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 11:33 AM
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] BBC E-mail: Torpedo fuel to blame for Kursk loss
>
>
> > Mark Steed saw this story on BBC News Online and thought you should see
> it.
> >
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> > *Torpedo fuel to blame for Kursk loss*
> > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/europe/2153484.stm>
> >
> > Russia confirms that leaky torpedo fuel caused the explosions that sank
> > the nuclear submarine Kursk in 2000 killing all of its 118 crew.
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