Russian President Vladimir Putin took a bathyscaphe — a self-propelled bubble-shaped submarine — deep into the Black Sea on Tuesday to view remnants of a Byzantine-era shipwreck discovered just off the coast of Crimea.
Putin was photographed lowering himself into the “C-Explorer” submersible alongside members of the Russian Geographical Society before descending to see the 11th-century shipwreck that was discovered by divers near Rostov-on-Don in March.
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Once making it down, Putin reportedly saw a variety of amphora — a style of two-handled bottle old ships used to carry wine — …read more
Source: Mashable
