JEANNE MESERVE, CNN ANCHOR: It will be late Saturday now before a British mini-sub reaches the site of a crippled Russian nuclear submarine lying at the bottom of the Barents Sea since Saturday. Russia's repeated efforts to rescue the 118 crew members have failed. CNN's Mike Hanna has the latest now from Moscow -- Mike.</s>MIKE HANNA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Jeanne, the Russian navy says still no signs of life aboard the submarine Kursk. And no evidence yet that there were any signs of life in the wake of the accident, which occurred on Saturday. But the rescue operations are continuing. And having decided to go it alone for the past few days, the Russians have now turned to outside assistance. This in the form of a British rescue team, in particular a mini-submarine that they are providing, this called the LR-5, which was loaded in the Norwegian port of Trondheim earlier in the day, placed aboard a vessel and will be sailed across to the rescue scene. This particular vessel apparently adept at maneuvering underwater, apparently adept at dealing with the strong currents that are being experienced around the submarine Kursk. But as to the condition of the crew, or indeed if they are still alive, still no information. No information as well as to what the oxygen reserves are aboard the submarine Kursk. Basically very little is known, apart from what was gauged by a video camera launched by Russian rescue vessels, which shows, say the Russians, deep damage to the front of the submarine that stretches all the way from the bow, the extreme front, to the conning tower in the middle of the boat. So clearly a great deal of damage. But as to news of the crew, absolutely nothing to report as yet, Jeanne.</s>MESERVE: Mike Hanna, thank you very much.
Russian Submarine Accident: Video Shows Extensive Damage from Bow to Tower; No Indications on Status of Crew