Photo: Wikipedia , public domain. “The Mir-2 captain underlined that the subs were probably the only deep-sea vessels in the world capable of stopping the leak.” What if the Russian Mir submarines could stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and the Russians say

that they are ready to help, but BP never asks? That seems to be what is happening right now. Read on for details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Could the Russian Mir Submersible Stop the Oil Leak?