The endeavour's success was in stark contrast with the Kursk submarine disaster five years previously, in which all crewmembers perished amid what many perceived as the Russian government's reluctance to seek outside help.
Uspeh te akcije bio je sušta suprotnost nesreći podmornice Kursk pre pet godina, kada su svi članovi posade poginuli zbog, kako su mnogi to tvrdili, odbijanja ruskih vlasti da zatraže inostranu pomoć.