However, wind and storm did not allow “Sofokl” to reach the ship at the first
day of work. The robot is being tested at depth of 20 meters.
Scientists are testing the functioning of the robot and analyzing the quality
of underwater video shooting and navigation complex. The robot is capable to
examine any underwater discovery and to lift artifacts.
Many ships, boats and aircrafts sank near the Crimean coast in different
historical epochs. Earlier archeologists could work at a depth of 10 meters
only.
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Ukrainian underwater vehicle is being tested in Balaklava
Ukrainian underwater archeologists
are testing the new device – underwater robot “Sofokl”. It is a powerful domestic
device capable to work at a depth of 200 meters. “Sofokl” will examine a British
ship, sunk in 1855 near Balaklava . The ship is at a depth of 86 meters.
