Trapped Russian sub reportedly surfaces (AP) Updated: 2005-08-07 11:46
A Russian mini-submarine that was trapped for nearly three days under the
Pacific Ocean surfaced Sunday after a British remote-controlled vehicle cut away
the undersea cables that had snarled it, news agencies reported.
![A video grab shows a Russian vessel involved in rescue work in the Pacific Ocean August 6, 2005. The Russian navy, backed by a British deep-sea rescue machine, struggled on Sunday to free a trapped mini-submarine from the Pacific depths and save its crew before their air supply ran out. Naval officials warned they may only have Sunday left to rescue the seven men stuck on board the AS-28, which is snarled up in heavy metal debris 190 metres (600 feet) below the surface, because of dwindling oxygen.](xin_430802070930211168625.jpg) A video grab shows a Russian vessel involved
in rescue work in the Pacific Ocean August 6, 2005.
[Reuters] |
The AS-28 made an emergency surfacing and appeared on
the water at around 4:26 p.m. local time, ITAR-Tass and RIA-Novosti reported.
The condition of the vessel's seven-member crew was not immediately known,
though naval officials had been in regular contact with the crew, who faced
dwindling oxygen and chilly temperatures.
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