SEVEROMORSK. Sept 26 (Interfax-Northwest) - A period of fine weather is expected during the days when the sunken submarine Kursk will be lifted from the bed of the Barents Sea, sources in the Northern Fleet's weather service informed Interfax.
On Wednesday, a northwesterly wind is expected to blow at a speed of seven meters per second, the waves will moderate with a low swell, and visibility will be good.
In the afternoon, a southwesterly wind will be blowing at a speed of six-nine meters per second, and the waves will be moderate with a low swell.
On Thursday, September 27, there will be a southwesterly wind and the waves will be moderate, and on Friday the weather will be about the same, but the wind speed will increase to six-nine meters per second.
On Saturday, a southern wind will change into a northeastern wind with a speed of seven-ten meters per second, and on Monday a northern wind will be blowing at a speed of up to 12-15 meters per second. The waves will be rather high.
The lifting operation is to begin on Saturday. The weather will be the main factor of the operation.
The nuclear submarine Kursk sank at a depth of 100 meters during naval exercises in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000. All 118 crewmembers were killed.