Superman Vladimir Putin finds buried treasure

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has spent years cultivating a Superman image in the Russian media, buton Wednesdayhe gave his best Aquaman imitation instead.

The Russian leader, lauded in the state-run media as a man of action, has been shownin highlyorganizedphoto and videoopportunities playing hockey, ridingon horseback without a shirt,swimming, building a fire, boating, shooting a whale,fishing without a shirt, singing at a benefit concert for children with cancer, taking down opponents during Judo, and carrying a gun through the wilderness without a shirt.

This week, he went diving.

He dove at a Greek Black Sea archaeology site, the cameras following him underwater, as he came across two urns on the seabed, in a perfect sightline with the camera in clear water. The premier grabbed both urns apparently sixth-century Greek urns with his bare handsand brought them to the surface.

"Treasure!" Putin told assembled media after surfacing.

It's widely believed that Putin will run for president again in 2012.