Brit boffins taking part in first mission to Arctic Seas deepest point using 5m underwater vehicle [Video]

BRITISH scientists are taking part in the first mission to the Arctic Sea’s deepest point — 3½ miles below the surface.

The experts were in a team who left Norway yesterday to explore the abyss between Greenland and Svalbard.

They will use a £5.15million, remotely operated underwater vehicle to film the seabed — which is as deep as Kilimanjaro is high — and take samples.

It is hoped they will discover thousands of new species.

Oxford University professor Alex Rogers, of the Ocean Census group, said: “It’s a rare opportunity to delve into some of Earth’s most extreme and uncharted habitats.”

Professor Giuliana Panieri from The Arctic University of Norway — leader of the global team …