1.   There appeared to have been an explosion in the torpedo compartment in the nose of the submarine, sending it crashing to the sea bottom, Admiral Kuroyedov said.

2.   All the signs suggest a problem in the torpedo compartment at the front of the Kursk.

3.   Independent experts have said an explosion in the torpedo compartment was a likely cause of the accident.

4.   Sea water will be pumped into rubber bottles that will fill the torpedo compartment, blocking water circulation inside, he said.

5.   Russian officials say it could have been a collision with a foreign vessel, or an explosion in the torpedo compartment.

6.   Still, the torpedo compartment where Kuzminykh was holed up did contain conventional explosives, Interfax reported.

7.   Still, the torpedo compartment where Kuzminykh was holed up did contain conventional explosives, the Interfax news agency reported.

8.   The officers said a fire in the torpedo compartment was a possibility but insisted it would not have triggered an explosion.

9.   The submarine suffered extensive damage after an explosion in the torpedo compartment at the front of the vessel, but the cause was not clear, the navy said.