''Mir'' Submersibles Head For Titanic

[Andrew Clarkson]

New expedition will take “Mir” deep diving vehicles, which are property of Russian Academy of Sciences, to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

The “Mir” submersible will study hydrothermal fields and oceanic rifts, where oceanic crust forms in the centre of mid-ocean ridges. The vehicles will also perform several dives to “Titanic” remains to mark the 100th anniversary of its collision with a giant iceberg on April 14, 1912.

Current expedition ended prior to the scheduled date due to bad weather conditions and failure of hydraulic control of one of the vehicles.

Scientists performed 69 dives instead of 70 scheduled submersions.

Source: http://www.russia-ic.com