Russian President Vladimir Putin dives in mini-submarine to explore shipwreck off the coast of Crimea Tuesday Aug 18,2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin burnished his action man image on Tuesday Aug 18,2015 by diving down in a mini-submarine to explore a shipwreck off the coast of the Crimea peninsula that Moscow seized from Ukraine last year

Russian President Vladimir Putin, wearing a beige pantsuit, plunged down to a depth of 83 metres seated alongside the pilot in the glass-bubble cabin of the vessel.

“83 metres is a pretty substantial depth,” Putin told journalists in televised comments after the dive. “It was interesting.”

 Russian President Vladimir Putin underwater to view the Byzantine-era wreckage in the Black Sea off Crimea that included a trove of 10th century pottery. The remains were discovered off the coast of Sevastopol by Russian divers earlier this year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre) walks after submerging into the waters