 On this same history, August 12, 2000, something happened that no one in the whole of Russia ever imagined possible. It was a sinking of the Kirk submarine. Now this submarine was as big as two fighter jets and it was described as unsinkable. So you can imagine the shock all around the world when this disaster happened and this submarine sunk to the bottom of the barren sea on August 12, 2000. Now all 118 crew members were later found dead. The cause of this disaster remains unknown. Now talking about the size of this submarine, I mentioned that it was supposed to be unsinkable. They said it was even going to resist a direct heat from a torpedo. They said it had a reputation for being a war machine, size of two jumbo jets, pride of the Russian Navy. You know just lots of rep that this submarine had. But sadly, the sinking of the submarine dealt a very big blow to the military pride, the reputation of the just elected president at that time. It had two nuclear reactors. It could reach speed of 28 knots. It was the largest attack submarine in the world, approximately the size of, three times the size of the largest sub in the United States Navy. It's unfortunate that the fate of the 118 Russian soldiers on board was unknown. Several nations offered to help but Russia refused their help for about two days. They even refused to announce the sinking of the submarine for about two days because it seemed almost unbelievable. So the release movie is about this in 2018 and people really blame this on government negligence. Many years later, people continue to write articles, do investigations into what exactly caused the sinking of the Kirk submarine. I'm actually really shocking. The most shocking part really is the part where it says the Russian government refused to help. Makes no sense. Maybe because they chose to not admit that they are one of their best military projects has failed. The biggest in the world at the time. There is something else that the world is not aware concerning the explosion that led to the sinking of the submarine. Makes absolutely no sense. But when I think about this, it takes me back to the story of the Titanic. Titanic was really big and there were talks about it being the most unsinkable and talks that even God could not sink the ship. It sank. It hit an iceberg and the story went down from there. And still with this one, it was said to be an unsinkable submarine. Yeah, but I mean this one now we're talking about an explosion. This didn't hit an iceberg or melt. No, it's about the fact that a statement was made about them that they were unsinkable. That's the point. But you can be unsinkable to some extent. I don't think there's anything that is completely failproof. Whoever it is that made the submarine would know how it can be sunk. An explosion of that magnitude should be able to sink whatever submarine. But anyway, it just feels bad. And it's one of the reasons why I have a huge fear of water because it's one of the worst ways to lose your life, especially to be in the submarine. Thousands of feet underwater and there's zero help. Over 70% of the world is made up of water. Why are you afraid of water? Because I can't swim that well. Anyway, on this day in 1964, the world lost one of the, well, I guess the founder of what we today know as the James Bond franchise, you know, Iron Fleming, who was the author of James Bond books back then in the 50s and the early 60s. He died of a heart attack on this day in 1964. He was born on the 28th of May in 1908 and passed on on this day. He, of course, was a British actor and journalist, the creator of the James Bond, the world's most famous fictional spy. His series of novels about the agent 007 based in part in the author's real life experiences. Of course, like I mentioned, he's one of the most lucrative movie franchises for today. He was, you know, according to reports, a heavy smoker and drinker and, you know, eventually passed on from heart disease. His last recorded words were an apology to the ambulance drivers for having inconvenienced them. He wrote 12 novels and two shots of collections about agent 007, which together sold more than 18 million copies. So, yeah, he wrote The Man with the Golden Gun, Cassino Royale, Dr. No, and a couple of others that were, yeah, Chilly Chilly Bang Bang also was written by and Fleming. There's many of them actually, 12 of the James Bond books. Some of them have been converted to movie authors not. So, perfect time to ask, you know, who's your favourite James Bond character? So, the thing about me in movies is I love movies. I am a big movie fan, but don't ask me about the actors. I don't even remember the name of the actor, but I do love movies. Yeah. So, I think mine would be, you know, that would be P. S. Brosnan. Daniel Craig, who eventually took over and never, just really, really, never, you know, gave, you know, the James Bond feel as much as P. S. Brosnan did. People would also say Sean Connery, but I didn't get to watch James Bond in Sean Connery's era. I think it was the first James Bond. It was James Bond from the 60s, yes. I didn't get to watch any James Bond movies from that era, but in my era it was P. S. Brosnan, who was, for me, the most stylish and the most fascinating James Bond. So, we know that the latest James Bond movie, No Time to Die, was supposed to be released last year, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, you know, it was supposed to premiere in some countries in Asia, but that was constantly postponed. But now, I think they fixed and released it for October the 8th, 2021, for No Time to Die to be released, you know, in cinemas worldwide. Can we to watch that? Interesting. Well, all right. We'll take a short break when we come back. We're talking Royal Dutch Shell now and the 45.9 billion Naira compensation that has been, they have agreed to pay according to a court ruling. What are the details that we may need to know about this? How do the Ogoni people really feel about this and how beneficial will this be with the Ogoni people? We'll get into that discussion next. We're going to be speaking with Celestin Akbobari. He is an Ogoni land environmental activist. Coming up next here on The Breakfast.