1.   If any of the crew of a stricken Russian submarine are still alive, their world has gone pitch black and cold.

2.   Russia has said the stricken submarine poses no threat to the environment, as it was carrying no nucut down.

3.   The heartbreaking revelation brought a grim ending to what had been the most successful attempt at reaching the stricken submarine Kursk after days of frustration.

4.   Before him was the stricken Russian nuclear submarine Kursk.

5.   Seven more North Korean agents who came ashore from a stricken submarine were killed Thursday in three separate shootouts with South Korean soldiers, the Defense Ministry said.

6.   In the exercise participants are to secure passage of a humanitarian aid convoy, spot a stricken submarine and assist a ship in distress, the ministry statement said.