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The survivors possibly had a change if Russia had accepted the offer for help from the Norwegian rescue divers right away.

• gbuk2013 7mo ago
  From the article > Analysts concluded that 23 sailors survived the initial blasts and took refuge in the small ninth compartment at the rear of the submarine. > Evidence suggests they remained alive for more than six hours. When oxygen grew scarce, they attempted to replace a potassium superoxide chemical oxygen cartridge, but it fell into the oily seawater pooling on the floor and exploded on contact. > The resulting fire killed several crew members and triggered a flash fire that consumed what remained of the oxygen, asphyxiating the last survivors. That does not suggest a possibility of a foreign rescue vessel making it there in time.
  • WithinReason 7mo ago
    Also: "No search was launched for more than six hours." "It ultimately took over 16 hours to locate the stricken vessel, which lay on the seabed at a depth of 108 meters (354 feet)."
  • bahmboo 7mo ago
    Hindsight. They should have tried given they didn't know. I remember it unfolding at the time and astonished at the lack of Russian response.