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| Two Russian explorers have set a record for the deepest ice dive in the White Sea in the far north. | Two Russian explorers have set a record for the deepest ice dive in the White Sea in the far north. |
| Maxim Astakhov and Alexander Gubin of the Russian Geographical Society descended 102 metres (335ft) beneath the sea ice on Saturday while testing new scuba-diving equipment, the society told Interfax news agency. | Maxim Astakhov and Alexander Gubin of the Russian Geographical Society descended 102 metres (335ft) beneath the sea ice on Saturday while testing new scuba-diving equipment, the society told Interfax news agency. |
| During the 80-minute dive, the water temperature in the White Sea, the bulk of which lies just outside the Arctic Circle near Arkhangelsk, was -1.5C (29F). Although the temperature is below freezing, the water remains liquid because of its salt content. | During the 80-minute dive, the water temperature in the White Sea, the bulk of which lies just outside the Arctic Circle near Arkhangelsk, was -1.5C (29F). Although the temperature is below freezing, the water remains liquid because of its salt content. |
| “It was not completely dark, not what I expected,” Astakhov said after the dive, the defence ministry’s Zvezda channel reported. “It was a joy to see the living creatures that exist at the depth of 102 metres, practically on the bottom of the White Sea.” | “It was not completely dark, not what I expected,” Astakhov said after the dive, the defence ministry’s Zvezda channel reported. “It was a joy to see the living creatures that exist at the depth of 102 metres, practically on the bottom of the White Sea.” |
| Serbian Bozana Ostojic, a member of the World Underwater Federation and a logistics expert from late underwater pioneer Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s team, was present at the dive and confirmed the record. | Serbian Bozana Ostojic, a member of the World Underwater Federation and a logistics expert from late underwater pioneer Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s team, was present at the dive and confirmed the record. |
| In video published by Russian media, Astakhov and Gubin can be seen clambering into a hole in the ice with several air tanks strapped to their backs. Connected by ropes to a guideline and using electric torches to illuminate the way, they descended to the record depth with at least a dozen air tanks for testing. After surfacing, one of the divers can be heard saying his equipment didn’t work at first in the extreme conditions, but later began functioning. | In video published by Russian media, Astakhov and Gubin can be seen clambering into a hole in the ice with several air tanks strapped to their backs. Connected by ropes to a guideline and using electric torches to illuminate the way, they descended to the record depth with at least a dozen air tanks for testing. After surfacing, one of the divers can be heard saying his equipment didn’t work at first in the extreme conditions, but later began functioning. |
| The expedition to the White Sea is part of the Russian Geographical Society’s 13 Seas of Russia project, which began last July with a dive in the Barents Sea that reached a depth of 111 metres (364ft), reportedly setting a record for deepest dive in the Arctic. Before the latest dive, members of the Russian Geographical Society’s underwater research division completed the first dive, descending into a lake near Oymyakon, the coldest inhabited place on Earth, in 2013. They also made the deepest ever dive in Antarctica. | The expedition to the White Sea is part of the Russian Geographical Society’s 13 Seas of Russia project, which began last July with a dive in the Barents Sea that reached a depth of 111 metres (364ft), reportedly setting a record for deepest dive in the Arctic. Before the latest dive, members of the Russian Geographical Society’s underwater research division completed the first dive, descending into a lake near Oymyakon, the coldest inhabited place on Earth, in 2013. They also made the deepest ever dive in Antarctica. |
| The Russian Geographical Society was established by Emperor Nicholas I in 1845 as both a scientific and patriotic initiative and helped explore Russia and the polar territories. President Vladimir Putin is the society’s chairman, and the defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, its president. | The Russian Geographical Society was established by Emperor Nicholas I in 1845 as both a scientific and patriotic initiative and helped explore Russia and the polar territories. President Vladimir Putin is the society’s chairman, and the defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, its president. |