Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a ride in a submersible to visit the remains of an ancient shipwreck off the coast of the Crimea peninsula.
According to Press TV, Putin embarked on his 45-minute underwater expedition on Tuesday to have a glimpse of the newly-found sunken Byzantine galley on the Black Sea’s bed in the vicinity of the southwestern port city of Sevastopol.
“The galley was quite hard to see, as it was covered with 40 cm of ooze, but the ship is supposedly 27-30 meters long, and 13-15 meters wide… There are many objects, like amphorae, just scattered around …read more
Source: Iran English Radio
