We were about to cross into Russian air space when we were told we couldn't land, so we landed somewhere in Norway and set up headquarters in a hotel before we got a helicopter to take us out to the Norman Pioneer, the vessel carrying the
LR5 and crew."
The
LR5 rescue submersible had never been used in a real rescue before yesterday's operation.
Last night as the British underwater rescue experts with their
LR5 craft prepared to dive to the Kursk the focus of attention was shifting to potential dangers of a radioactive leak from the nuclear-powered submarine.
Led by two Royal Navy officers, the British team hoped to use their
LR5 submersible in a last-ditch attempt to rescue any survivors.
The 21-tonne
LR5 can hold 15 people in its rescue chamber and will take four hours to dive to the wreck and resurface.
"A further
Lr5 billion ($2.5 million) has been allocated for the passenger terminal."
(8) PRO
LR5 64 (a box of unnumbered warrants relating to the Queen's
The acupoints were Zigong (EX-CA1), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Ligou (
LR5), Taichong (LR3), Guanyuan (RN4), and Guilai (ST29).
(1991) 5'-CTACGGCTACCTTGTTACGA-3' Fungi: LSU rRNA (LS1,
LR5) 5'-AGTACCCGCTGAACTTAAG-3' Hausner et al.
The 49-year-old was the pilot of the advanced
LR5 deep sea recovery vehicle - the trapped sailors' only hope.