Russian sub sets world record in Lake Baikal dive

A man looks at the Mir-2 mini-submarine in the village of Turka. Explorers, politicians and businessman A Russian mini-submarine have reached the bottom of Lake Baikal at a depth of 1,680 metres, setting a record for the deepest dive in a lake(AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov)LAKE BAIKAL, Russia (AFP) - A Russian mini-submarine reached the bottom of Lake Baikal at a depth of 1,680 metres (5,512 feet) on Tuesday, setting a record for the deepest dive in a lake, expedition organisers said.

The scientific expedition is being organised by Artur Chilingarov, a pro-Kremlin member of parliament and an Arctic explorer who led the team that planted a flag at the bottom of the North Pole in August last year.

Chilingarov, who boasts of enjoying the "full support" of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, spent Monday inspecting the mission's ship, anchored at Tourka and carrying the Mir-1 and Mir-2 submarine pods which, weather permitting, will head for the 1,637-metre (5,402 feet) bed of the lake, near Siberia's southern borders with Mongolia and China.

Source: YN

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