1.   But the commander of the Russian navy warned that he would cancel the effort, which teams Russian, British and Norwegian divers, should it appear too dangerous.

2.   Norwegian deep-sea divers finally wrested open an escape hatch on a sunken Russian nuclear submarine Monday only to find that the badly damaged Kursk was completely flooded.

3.   Norwegian divers who opened that escape hatch nine days after the disaster found that the airlock was filled with water.

4.   Norwegian divers invited to participate in the rescue attempt after one week of failed Russian forays succeeded Monday in opening the rear escape hatch of the vessel.

5.   Norwegian divers who broke through a hatch to get inside found no signs of life and said they believed there were no survivors.

6.   On Monday morning, a plan to pull the hatch off by force using a crane was deferred as Norwegian divers descended again and succeeded.

7.   Specially trained Norwegian divers are also on the way and are expected to arrive Sunday.

8.   The end of the rescue operation Monday followed fruitless attempts by Norwegian divers on Sunday to open the rear escape hatch on the Kursk.

9.   The help of Norwegian deep-sea divers was needed because Russia has none of its own.

10.   The Norwegian divers found no sign of radiation leaks Monday.