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Aмeрикaнцы нe виновaты - Пeнтaгон
WASHINGTON (AP) -- No U.S. ship or submarine was involved in the collision
that Russian officials said caused one of their submarines to plunge to the bottom
of the Barents Sea, the Pentagon said Monday.
A U.S. Navy electronic surveillance ship was operating in or near the Barents Sea
at the time of the accident, but Pentagon officials would not say whether a U.S.
submarine was in the area. The surveillance ship, the USNS Loyal, was monitoring
submarine movements but was far from the scene of the accident.
Russian officials said the submarine Kursk, with a crew of more than 100,
apparently was in a major collision and sustained serious damage.
``We have no indication that a U.S. vessel was involved in this accident,''
Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. Craig Quigley said. He would not say, however,
whether a U.S. submarine was in the area at the time.
Because of the major role submarines play in gathering foreign intelligence, the
Navy usually is reluctant to discuss details of their movements.