spots left people with a passion for exploration dive down deep. some dive for the sake of scientific research others hunting for treasures from times past. but for all of the undersea world is one of possibilities unimaginable. hi glad to see. this camp has been pitched on the sure of the black sea every year for the last fifteen. the current strait is

a strip of water four kilometers wide it separates ukrainian crimea from russian territory. in one thousand nine hundred three during world war two the most terrible battles shook this region. distrait waters dozens of soviet and german ships sunk in around the same time. the expedition members have only four days to explore the ships at the top of the list is a soviet armored boat sunk in the summer of one nine hundred forty three. there were two gun terrorists our task is to look over everything here and prepare a detailed report. according to satellite imaging the boat is not far from the shore and is at a considerably shallow depth. however the divers are not expecting much from the first dish even knowing its exact location they doubt they'll find a boat in the opaque waters of the black sea. better go.

first aaron one tank will be sufficient for two hours according to the schedule the initial dive is not to last more than forty minutes but the for about an hour under the surface when they come up the reason for the delay becomes apparent they found their boat if. it. was there we saw the gun turret the. thick there is a part of the gun tower and the machine. will write down a description in a minute for. it the same time several thousand kilometers to the east another expedition is setting off from the bank of the

world's deepest freshwater lake lake baikal. the people on this march floating on a huge lake is the same as being in outer space they see. of themselves as astronauts of the aquatic world and their deep sea submersibles look much like spacecraft. meet mir one in year two machines designed during the soviet period back in the one nine hundred eighty s. these watercraft can dive to a depth of six thousand metres however they won't need to reach that deep in my call as the deepest parts of the lake are within one and a half kilometers of the surface. mia to depths fourteen hundred fifteen minutes is at the boss from. the motorboat to near one finish taking samples begin the baling.

it's the third expedition of the submarines in my call within two months the hydra nuts plan to perform many experiments during dozens of individual dives. which with us move abroad this time we will perform a very accurate exploration in order to make a water analysis chart find out the chemical composition of the sediment and to finish research on the geology old league call of. good luck on the sofa we go. to let the expedition begin. five men a dog and then both always does the old for travelling the expedition starts in st petersburg their destination the russian river volkov. just where sail into the river volkov. is one of there is where we try to trick the old water routes in the

olden times the majority of trips where. as predicament end is sail over the sea into the mouth of a river and then head upstream to a certain city. many boats stayed in a permanent moring along st petersburg him banquets many ships were turned into restaurants but the explorers are not interested in these boats they're attracted by untouched history such as the sunken vessels. you experience the strongest emotions when you dive and finding you want to achieve and see things nobody would expect. there are many ships in the gulf of finland having seen only by me. the next day the expedition heads across lake la to go to the river it's an old russian waterway and the real paradise for underwater explores. were used in

a trade. to use a different circumstances. when the ship sinks it stays at the river. and ends up being slowly come over the sand and silt. the old ships. and how they worked. plus thirty here is you have to dress as if you were the north pole. it's like a skiing outfit. joke five on the right. members of the expedition start their work early in the morning. drop saying above the place they believe a merchant ship was sunk. a few brief instructions before they dive this sunken

target sits in relatively shallow water and they'll be able to evaluate what state it's in. it lays along and it's rather big. so you can move. oh maybe closer to the shore and. i think you'll find the ship. i'm ready. the first dive last for half an hour but it's not as easy as they thought the visibility is poor and has to disappoint his colleagues. it's not the same as in the red sea.

their colleagues looking for ships. in the black sea however positive result. seven meters clearly showing. from a german shell. after the first successful dive alexander head of the expedition formulates a plan on how to lift a fragment of the sunken armored boat. did you around it. and then we'll see if there is a shell left inside. the first day of the expedition comes to an end. with oxygen divers go for a walk to have a look around. this truly long to sure is related to research to a soviet squadron was here in one thousand nine hundred three. well the divers normally

go underwater tonight they're going underground a long time ago soldiers would go through these dark damp corridors they bring shells here and take the wounded to a safe place quite often members of the expedition do things unrelated to underwater research their only cable ducts in this must be an emergency exit for fifteen years businessman alex has been funding the expeditions to the black sea in search of sunken ships. i was born in ukraine here as a child i used to dive with a mask and a snorkel looking for sunken ships. and world war two landing craft. that's how i got interested in it. but well it's on the yoke and makes it back to dive in the black sea only once

a year. i can't live without the sea he started diving when the first appeared in the soviet era initially he was interested in the traces of ancient greek settlements not artifacts of war. yeah. you know i once found a well under water but. there was a lot of anxious to go on for as scattered around it would go. on and when i took one of them out one would know i wanted to show it to everybody right away that they don't know that i had it straight from the surface and jumped out of the water what they are in my hand it's. decision day of the mirror expedition starts with some routine work but not all of it but this is our laboratory where we store our samples in refrigerators. there are some freezers or tables and other things a little base of the living quarters and here is the toilets. and this is where we

sleep an expedition just came in they're making themselves at home but. illegally stall from the buy call research institute will be our guide today he's probably the most anxious one waiting for the exhibition to begin only near submersibles are capable of reaching the depths needed to confirm his theory of how gas hydrates are formed some called these unique deep water compounds of water and methane the fuel of the future. these will go with it at the latest four hundred meters deep in the spot the gas hydrates become unstable above this level we want to use this gas to form a hydrate on the surface but we're going to record it on video to measure the temperature there you either need. mirrors are capable of remaining underwater for up to two days working on their own i nag is planning to spend at least eight hours looking for gas hydrates this scientists opportunities are limited as each

dive cost several thousand dollars the next opportunity to see the bottom of the lake probably won't come anytime soon. culture is that so much a muslim you going to make you need to have a lot of people a barrier of blood when it comes to finding solutions to the world's economic and financial woes is bigger and more better critics of the g. twenty claim otherwise. more news today boylan says once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations are on the day.

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members of the expedition have a lot to do by themselves including cooking. to make this stage we will need a lot of a few carrots. is usually made with us we have none so we just use poultry. meanwhile the senior researcher is trying to figure out when the ship they're studying was built. is a russian ship the construction technique is russian weekend determine its age as of now let's just say it was built in the eighteenth century. however as the first dive shows detailed inspection could be a problem strong currents and murky waters make it hard to get

a good look at the ship the divers boat maneuvers itself in position to drop anchor right above the ship. which is ready you can. maybe some extra large portions so right here i go. will pull him out later and he won't make it on his own with such a weight. an expedition of sunken ships is no punishment for these divers it's a vacation professional divers get their money from doing different kinds of work they spend most of their year studying the bottom of the baltic sea where russia is currently building a valuable gas pipeline. is more difficult and the schedule is far tighter. usually visual association you know that if

a man finds himself lost. in the forest or tundra or any other place that has no clear landmarks starts going around in circles one leg is always stronger than the other one i have experienced this myself and it's the same on the water stronger than the other one. finds. four metres below the surface. covered in silt the ship is barely visible. over an hour underwater every minute he's at risk of being in tangled in the ship's fishing tackle. you. every ship has them that when there are many there in the bulk of river you have been on them up for decades and all from the nets and up lost so they quinta

boats and are dragged across the bottom and if you look at some ships you'll see that there are clumps of nets stuck to them and you have to be very careful not to get cold when visibility is this bad the worst thing is to get snagged with the a valve in that case you will have to reach around your back to. the diver friendly comes to the surface he was successful this time and the ship can be identified. here are the right nails. we see the quality they iron is clear without corrosion it points to the rather great age of the ship. sundries favorite design. this ship is loaded up with slabs of limestone the most valuable local community. doesn't have is. it four hundred meters deep depression is forty times as great as that on the surface complete darkness rained down here. and the only.

is separated from the hostile environment by a thick layer of extra glass i've we have selected several samples the main thing is that we have found gas hydrates at the slope of the bed deposits i've the second finding out by trial i. stopped right above the place where these unique chemical compound. samples. from the depths. of finding we were also. found the second point on. the surface. cruise felt like when the atlantic ocean to shoot footage eventually shown around the world. revealed the name of

a sunken ship. i can see he was easy to work with. was a pleasure. but i know that every time he comes. up with mint there. are always complicated. rumors about coming to lake baikal. ever since the expedition began

not everyone believed a famous director would make the dives. mr cameron couldn't turn down an invitation from. each the two had worked together on titanic. designed went well it was very calm creative even. we had a rendezvous with mir two at the bottom we moved smoothly in silence. james cameron celebrated his fifty sixth birthday right before taking the plunge when he resurfaced he called it one of the most remarkable experiences he's ever had in. this completely unique situation deepest freshwater lake in the world it felt like being at the bottom of the ocean. this in petersburg expedition on the river is about to conclude they found several sunken russian barges over a five day period using sonar to go in. a

sand bank. i'm sure will run into a ship since countless numbers of them have sunk here over a thousand years. if you can see the shoreline here. and this silhouette is probably a ship. our vessel will soon turn around and then we'll try inspecting it again. but still they can't manage to get a good look at the ships. it's hard to. put it on the table but wait. on this one since it's colored and that's.

the visibility is only twenty centimeters down there so you crawl around constantly getting caught up on the net with. the divers in crew still consider the expedition a success their main objective of finding the sunken ships and charting them on maps has been completed. meanwhile on the shores of the black sea somebody preditions is nearing its end the tenting jim and will be gone tomorrow but there's still time for one last dive to the submerged ship. a ship. is located seven meters from the surface it's the gun turret of a sunken armored ship it's a dream he can touch be able to bring to dry land this time.

with i think if you can go i think the ten days were spent here were quite fruitful . of course we couldn't bring that up deterred but i think next year will be better. than. the expedition traditionally ends with the seaside picnic stories of ship wrecks are told along with several inciting tales nearly running out of oxygen tomorrow these tents will disappear from the coast of the current strait. the hum of compressors pushing oxygen. into cylinders will fall silent and nobody will see the wreckage of ships hidden in a massive money water into next year. this

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