MOSCOW, August 5 (RIA Novosti) - The deep-sea submersible trapped off the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East was certified for operation until March 2006, a source in the Russian Pacific Fleet said Friday.
"A commission of naval officers and the developers of the AS-28 bathyscaphe [submersible] from the Lazurit design bureau tested the submersible in March 2005 and concluded it was fit for operation without any restrictions until March 2006," the source said.
