K-19 the film isnt an accurate portrayal of the events, time and time again from both surviving crew and other people have stated no where at any time was their an american ASW destoyer shadowing K-19 during her reactor accident, two foxtrot boats were the only two vessels on scene.
The captain was never dismissed like the film portrayed at the beginning Captain Zatayev himself in an interview told the events as he recalled them, for the people who believe the K-19 was the soviet unions first nuclear submarine your also far wrong that was the honary role of K-3 a november class submarine K-19 was the first nuclear missile carrying submarine that was nuclear propelled.
Theres alot of issues with the film its even led to lawsuites from survivors as they feel they have been portrayed as drunks and complete idiots.
So the K-19 film is a good story that tells half truths but that is all it will ever be.
K-19 was to be restored and made into a museam in st petersburg but the scrappers got thier hands on her she now sits in a pile of bits near bolshya lopatka naval base.
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