ATV Bering-crossing stopped in its tracks

Russian border guards have threatened to arrest a pair of British adventurers, stopping them from completing their drive across the Bering Strait, the Anchorage Daily News reports.

Steve Brooks and Graham Stratford drove their customized all-terrain vehicle to Little Diomede Island, the half-way point on the 56-mile trip between Wales Island and Russia.

But Russian guards say they will arrest the two if they cross the international dateline and enter Russian waters.

The dateline runs between Little Diomede and Big Diomede Islands and marks the boundary between the United States and Russia.

The team already had Russian visas and planned to wait about two days to see whether the Russians would grant them access.