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The first seismic trace

A long grinding sound

354 feet below the Barents Sea

Torpedo ripped her heart

And sent the second shockwave

Reputedly unsinkable she was

Yet retraced the downward journey

Of many boats before her

No one can say for sure

If anyone from the crew

Could have been saved

At least 23 of the 118 men

Who died aboard

Were alive

When she hit the seafloor

And they tried to break their way through

With pressure rising they knew

They would not stand compression

And they got weaker from the effects

Of carbon monoxide following the fire

The glowing hands of a luminous watch

A tiny spot of light

Allowed him to note

The precise time of his goodbye

"It is too dark to write here

but I will try to do it blindly

It looks like there’s no chance

10-20%

We broke through to the ninth section

….where are you ?….

And we'll try to get out

Hello to everyone

Do not despair"

A premonition of death before leaving

On the Kursk's last voyage

Made him leave his dog tags

A crucifix and a poem

"And when the time comes to die

Though I chase such thoughts away,

I want time to whisper one thing:

My darling, I'll always..."

"There are no roses on a sailor’s grave

No lilies on an ocean wave.

The only tributes are the seagulls sweep.

And the teardrops that the sweetheart weeps"