Affray (Britain) 1951 75 dead 270 ft depth USS Thresher April 10, 1963 129 dead 8,530 ft depth east coast, US Dakkar (Isreal) 1968 69 dead 9,500 ft depth USS Scorpion May 21, 1968 99 dead 11,811 ft depth mid atlantic ocean K-8 (Russian) April 12, 1970 52 dead 12,354 ft depth coast of Europe K-219 (Russian) Oct 6, 1986 4 dead 16,000+ ft depth east coast, US K-278 Komsomolets April 7, 1989 42 dead 5,528 ft depth coast of Europe SSGN Kursk (Russian) Aug , 2000 354 ft depth barents s ea (69'40" north, 37'35" east)