Russian sailors rescued from submarine

SEVEN Russians were rescued yesterday after spending three days trapped in a submarine under the Pacific Ocean.

A British remote-controlled vehicle cut away undersea cables that had snarled their vessel, allowing it to surface.

Russian naval spokesman, Captain Igor Dygalo, said the seven, whose oxygen supplies had been dwindling, appeared to be in satisfactory condition when they emerged. They were examined on a naval ship, then transferred to a larger vessel for return to the mainland.