1.   They moulded a complete new bow section for the boat.

2.   Only the bow section was salvaged.

3.   The Russian navy plans to raise the bow section separately next year as part of its investigation into the explosions.

4.   Divers on Saturday installed a third underwater saw to cut off the bow section of the sunken Russian submarine Kursk and officials said the cutting operation was almost complete.

5.   He said another tanker will try to pump out whatever oil it can from the floating bow section.

6.   Officials on Tuesday prepared to pump out the oil trapped in the bow section of the tanker before it could leak further.

7.   The bow section was towed to sea and sunk in deep water with a torpedo fired by a Navy submarine.

8.   Weeks later, an ocean-going tug using a special cable pulled the bow section off the beach.

9.   Workers hope to suck oil from the bow section but much of it has hardened, making the operation difficult, coast guard officials said.