Article 6DEAT Darwin divers drive a ‘mud crab’ Landcruiser underwater for 7km - and perhaps into the record books

Darwin divers drive a ‘mud crab’ Landcruiser underwater for 7km - and perhaps into the record books

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Caitlin Cassidy
from World news | The Guardian on (#6DEAT)

A team of engineers, divers and car enthusiasts took more than 12 hours to drive the vehicle while underwater across city's harbour

A 1978 orange LandCruiser fondly named the mud crab" has travelled 7km across Darwin harbour's shipping channel while 30 metres underwater, in a feat that may have broken two world records.

It took a team of 30 more than 12 hours to get the job done, with commercial divers changing out of the driver's seat every 15 minutes due to the underwater pressure.

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