U.S. Says No Form of Communication Heard From Russian SubThe Pentagon said on Thursday that the United States had not detected any form of communication from the crew of the sunken Russian Submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea."We, the United States, heard no form of communication," Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. Craig Quigley told reports. He was responding to a question that whether the United States had heard tapping of SOS on the hull of the sunken Kursk as was reported. Quigley also said the United States had received no request from Moscow for help in the rescue of the submarine, but said "it's never too late." "If the Russians feel that there is something that the United States or any other nation, for that matter, could provide to assist in the rescue of the crew member, we're very confident that they will say so," he said. "We'll do our very best to provide that. Whatever that might be," he added. If requested, it would take a couple of days for a U.S. Navy deep submergence rescue vehicle to be moved into the position from its base in San Diego, California. Now a British mini-sub that has been deployed to the Barents Sea at Russia's request may be better suited for the task of rescuing the Kursk's crew, Quigley said. |
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