Russia is joining the race to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest ocean crevice on Earth, famous explorer Artur Chilingarov has said. Chilingarov, the deputy head of Russia’s Geographic Society, is mostly associated with the Kremlin’s Arctic ambitions. He told a Moscow news conference on Monday that three design bureaus were working on submarines able to dive to the lowest points of the trench, which plunges nearly 11 kilometers down. Read More
