when you come here your one on one with you forget all about civilization. when the. spots left people with a passion for exploration dive down deep. depths. for the sake of scientific research. hunting for treasures from times past. is one of possibilities unimaginable. hi glad to see. this campus 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. destroyed 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 the boat sunk in the summer of one thousand nine hundred three. 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. but if i go. first stream diver air in 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 four divers spend 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 with this fit there is a part of the gun tower in the machine. will write down a description in

a minute phone. at the same time for several thousand kilometers to the east another expedition is setting off from the bank of the world's deepest freshwater lake lake baikal all. the people on this march floating on a huge lake is the same as being in outer space they think 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 water craft can dive to a depth of six thousand meters however they won't need to reach the dead keep in my call is the deepest parts of the lake are within one and a half kilometers of the surface. me two depths fourteen. andree fifteen minutes is at the bottom. motorboat to near one

finish taking samples begin the bailing. 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. with us move abroad this time we will perform very accurate exploration in order to make a water analysis chart find out the chemical composition of the sediment and to finish the research on the geology old league by call. good work 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 revoke of you as one of their is where we try to trick the old water routes in the olden times the maturity of trips where the water. is predicament and you sail over the sea and to the mouth of a river and then head up stream to a certain city. many boats stayed in a permanent moring along st petersburg's in bank minutes 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. found by sea you experience the strongest emotions when you dive in finding new untouched ship and see things nobody would expect if. there are many ships in the gulf of finland. having seen any by me. the next day he

expedition heads across lake la to go to the river. it's an old russian waterway and a 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. if you will try to find the old ships. and how they worked. it's a plus thirty here because you have to dress as if you were the north pole. it's like a skiing outfit. on the right. members

of the expedition start their work early in the morning. drop saying i'm of the place they believe a merchant ship was sunk. a few brief instructions before the 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 along the flow a bit deeper or maybe closer to the shore and simply move forward i think you'll find the ship there. 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 it has to disappoint his colleagues. but he does follow in the boat into the bottom. disorienting.

it's not the same see. their colleagues. clearly showing. after the first successful dive. of the expedition formulates a plan on how to lift a fragment of the. shell left inside. the first day of the expedition comes to an end. for

a walk around. the strew long the sure is related to research to a soviet squadron was here in one thousand nine hundred three. divers normally go underwater tonight. a long time ago soldiers would go through these. 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 expeditions to the black sea in search of sunken ships. i was born in ukraine year and 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 in makes it back to dive in the black sea only once a year. i can't live without the sea. diving when the first appeared in the soviet era initially he was interested in the traces of ancient greek settlements not artifacts of war. you know i once found a well under water but. there was a lot of anxious to go around for as scattered around it would go. on and when i took one of them out i wanted to show it to everybody right away when if they do that i headed straight for the surface and jumped out of the water where they are in my hand it's. decision day of the mirror expedition starts with some routine work but not all of it up but this is our laboratory where we store our

samples in refrigerators. there are some freezers of tables and other things a little board 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 stuff 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 be no we're going to the latest four hundred meters deep in this about the gas hydrates become unstable above this level that we want to use this gas to form a hydrant on the surface but we're going to recorded on video to measure the temperature there you either need. mirrors or 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. clusters that so much could be going on. they need to get a lot of the play area or not but look at what makes a person powerful and influential maybe it is a combination of numerous factors and forbes magazine sixty most powerful. for your convenience are comfortable shuttle bus will take you to the spot. just a few hours observing urging forest and scaring the most current mayors and your directly. on the move.

crater. scorching soil. are included. a photo of the wild lunar rover for free. though so many years of time as some former prisoners are still along. as well this is for sure. those so many years of time. some are hoping to find those same years. others hate their executioners and a longing for justice. those so many years of past and memory is still alive as well as home and eight.

members of the expedition have a lot to do by themselves including cooking. to make this stage we will need a lot of onion and a few carrots. it's usually made with. so 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 in term and it's a as of now let's just say it was built in the eighteenth century. however is the first 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 ace it's while. it's here i go. will pull him out later 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. and the schedule is far tighter. person

usually visual association you know that if a man finds himself lost in the forest 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. finally finds the sunken vessel four metres below the surface. 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. if. ever a ship has them. there are many if they're in the river. and i'm up for decades.

from the nets end 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 net stuck to him and you have to be very careful not to get cold when visibility is this bad the worst thing is to get. in that case you'll have to reach around your back to. the diver friendly comes to the surface he was successful this time and this ship can be identified. here are the rocks nails. she the quality they iron is clear without corrosion points to the rather great age of the ship. 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. down here. and the only light source. is separated from the hostile environment by a thick layer of extra durable glass i we have selected several samples i mean thing is that we have found gas hydrates at the slope of the bad deposits the second finding out by cal i. got lucky it turned out to. from which the mirrors were lowered stopped right above the place where these unique chemical compound. vessels. like samples of ground water. from the depths. of gives us a finding we were also looking at this time we have found the second point where gas hydrates are at the surface and. that's probably what crews felt like when they submerged in the atlantic ocean to shoot footage eventually shown around the world

. to the ocean floor by the mere vessels searchlights revealed the name of a sunken ship. was among the remotely controlled vessels during the dive to the titanic. this particular ship. famous footage became part of the film. james cameron i can see he was easy to work with of course it was a pleasure to work with him but i know that every time he comes. up with mint and the missions are always complicated. rumors about james cameron coming to lake baikal have been circulating ever since

the expedition began not everyone believed a famous director would make the dive but mr cameron couldn't turn down an invitation from. each new to have worked together on titanic. well it was very calm creatively. we had a rendezvous with mir two. way move. in silence. james cameron celebrate. at 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 divers 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 well you 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. 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. preditions is nearing its end the ten thousand will be gone tomorrow but there's still time for one last dive to submerge 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. bring to dry land this time. to

get to google i think the ten days to spend here were quite fruitful if. we couldn't bring you up to target 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 exciting tales 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 intil next year. wealthy

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