China's Jiaolong submersible sets for Pacific voyage

(Xinhua) 14:19, July 04, 2014

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Xiangyanghong 09, carrier of Jiaolong, China's first manned deep-sea submersible, sets sail from Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, for the submersible's first expedition mission in the 2014-2015 period, July 4, 2014. Jiaolong on Friday embarked on a scientific expedition in the Pacific Ocean. It is scheduled for a voyage in the northwest Pacific Ocean, during which it will research cobalt-rich crusts and life forms inhabiting the bottom of the sea. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

FUZHOU, July 4 -- Jiaolong, China's first manned deep-sea submersible, on Friday embarked on a scientific expedition in the Pacific Ocean.

Its carrier, Xiangyanghong 09, set sail from Fuzhou, capital of east China's Fujian Province, for the submersible's first expedition mission in the 2014-2015 period.

It is scheduled for a voyage in the northwest Pacific Ocean, during which it will research cobalt-rich crusts and life forms inhabiting the bottom of the ocean.

A micro-sized remotely operated underwater vehicle called "Longzhu", or "Dragon Ball", will also be carried by Jiaolong for the mission.

The sub, named after a mythical dragon, reached 7,062 meters in the Pacific's Mariana Trench in a dive in June 2012.

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