Roman Popov Komsomolskaya Pravda, March 21, 2001, p. 3
SUMMARY:
Some websites reported several sightings of American and British reconnaissance submarines in the vicinity of the Kursk.
Igor Dygalo of the Russian Navy: Foreign secret services’ interest in the Kursk is quite understandable. I assure you, however, that the site is closed for all foreign surface ships and submarines.