People could only ask indignantly why the government took so long to accept help offered by Britain and Norway. The Vidyaevo people can't understand how the pride and beauty of the Russian Navy became a grave in a matter of minutes. But many of them spoke of neglect. Sailors are supposed to go to sea, pilots are supposed to fly, but they don't. There is no money.
People lose skills.
The Kursk crew are high-class professionals. There are no spares. Anything that contains precious metals gets stolen and sold. I'm not surprised the tragedy happened. He also had little faith in the rescue effort.