Crews to lift structure trapping Russian sub

Rescue crews managed to loop cables under the structure trapping a mini-submarine deep in the Pacific Ocean today and will try to lift the vessel closer to the surface, Russian navy spokesman Captain Igor Dygalo said.

The effort came as British and US rescue crews with robotic undersea vehicles raced to reach the site of the accident that trapped seven Russian sailors in the vessel under the sea off the Kamchatka Peninsula, their air supply dwindling.