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We Could Stop the Oil Leak, Russian Sub Captain Says
Updated: 6 hours 39 minutes ago
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Terence Neilan
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(July 9) -- A Russian captain says his country has the vessels that could cap the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico but is very surprised no one has asked Russia to help.
"Our subs are unique," Yevgenii Chernyaev told a BBC science correspondent. "There are two of them, and they can submerge and work simultaneously. Also, they are powerful enough to work with any other additional equipment."
Both subs, he said, can dive to 19,685 feet, or 3.7 miles. The Deepwater Horizon oil rig is about 5,000 feet below the surface.
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Yevgenii Chernyaev, captain of one of these Mir-2 manned deep-water submersible vehicles, thinks they could help battle the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The skipper said that he and his team have discussed the gulf problem many times and that the Russians were ready to pitch in.
But he said such an operation would work only if BP or the Obama administration invited the Russians to try to stop the leak. "It should all be decided on the government level," he said.
Chernyaev conceded that the Russians would need to work with other international specialists to make an impact. "We would not refuse to help, even though for us it would be very complicated."
He added, "But it doesn't look like anyone seriously wants our help."
A request for comment by AOL News to the U.S. Coast Guard was not immediately answered.