1.   He raised the lid of the first compartment and stared down in disbelief.

2.   Articles published in the first compartment would be subject to scientific review by members of the editorial boards of various journals.

3.   A steel mesh grill separated them from the empty first compartment.

4.   If the gap between the compartments was sealed, the bacteria in the first compartment died.

5.   Steel mesh also separates the first compartment from the Plexiglas window to the cab.

6.   Only Russians would take part in lifting the first compartment.

7.   An unmanned vessel from the Norwegian dive support ship Mayo has been used for preliminary radiation tests and for clearing away the silt from the first compartment.

8.   As the recovery started this week, engineers used an unmanned, remote-controlled vessel to measure radiation levels and dig out the buried first compartment.

9.   Dygalo said Thursday that cameras examining the first compartment this week did not discover any unexploded ammunition.

10.   Investigators say clues to the tragedy that sank the Kursk during military exercises could lie in the first compartment, which contained the torpedoes.