Until it is known whether or not there was an explosion on board, or whether the vessel hit something, the Russian press remains bewildered as to why the flagship of the Northern Fleet is lying on the bottom of the Barents Sea, with 116 crew members on board.

BBC: Russian media asks 'What happened?'

Brent Nutt told the Associated Press that while those on board were being fed, his wife, a passenger, told him the vessel was becoming increasingly dirty.

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