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Publish date: October 2, 2001
Written by: Viktor Khabarov
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Today at 17:30 local time the TV-link again connected Ilya Klebanov in the Barents Sea with the press-centre in Murmansk. The Russian deputy premier said that the divers began to install grappling devices on the fourth compartment in the evening. The work goes slow and hard due to the weather conditions, but after meeting with the specialists onboard Mayo barge it was decided to go on, Mr. Klebanov added.
The Russian vice-admiral Mikhail Motsak said that the Mammoet general manager Michael Deli should make the decision about the precise date and time. Ilya Klebanov added that despite the responsibility of one person the decision itself would be made together with the others. He also said that despite the weather conditions they would try to lift the submarine on October the 4th, and transport it to the dock on October the 7th.
The chiefs of Mammoet and Smith International arrived at Murmansk today in order to visit Mayo barge. However, the weather conditions do not allow the helicopter to reach the salvage area. The Rubin specialists and the military also have failed to reach Mayo.
An accident aboard numerous Volgoneft oil tankers in the Kerch in mid December clearly show what can happen to aged ships when they are operated in bad weather—and when economic and military objectives are prioritized over the lives of crews and environmental safety.
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A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.