Russian subs probe Lake Geneva shipwreck

Worl Radio Switzerland -

The Russian submarines MIR 1 and 2 made on Tuesday the first of around 100 dives planned in Lake Geneva, beginning their scientific mission with the search for a shipwreck.

The vessels, which have been used to film the Titanic and to probe the Arctic depths, will also be reconnoitering the underwater canyons of the Rhone River, where it flows into the lake.

The subs are being commissioned for a wide array of research projects in partnership with the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and scientists from around the world.

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