11.   The first compartment was mangled in the explosion that sank the Kursk and it was feared it could contain unexploded torpedoes.

12.   The front compartment, which may contain unexploded torpedoes, is to be left at the sea bottom when the Kursk is raised in mid-September.

13.   The front compartment, which may contain unexploded torpedoes, is to be left at the bottom of the Barents Sea when the Kursk is raised.

14.   The Navy also has warned that the fore section may contain unexploded torpedoes.

15.   The Navy has also warned that the fore section could contain unexploded torpedoes.

16.   The Navy says raising it is too dangerous because it may contain unexploded torpedoes.

17.   The operation to raise the submarine, which has two nuclear reactors and is believed to have unexploded torpedoes aboard, is scheduled to last through mid-September.

18.   The navy also has warned that the forward section may contain unexploded torpedoes.

19.   The section was severely mangled in the disaster and officials say it may contain unexploded torpedoes, making lifting it too dangerous.

20.   They also pointed at unexploded torpedoes in the bow as another threat to the lifting.