Two more bodies pulled from Kursk wreckage

Russian investigators have recovered two more bodies from the wreck of the Kursk nuclear submarine, bringing the total number of bodies retrieved from the vessel to 59.

Russian investigators have recovered two more bodies from the wreck of the Kursk nuclear submarine, bringing the total number of bodies retrieved from the vessel to 59.

The Kursk’s entire 118-man crew died when the submarine sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea following two large explosions on board on August 12, 2000.

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