China’s Jiaolong deep-sea submersible discovered iron-manganese deposits in South China Sea during its dive on Wednesday. Tongji University Professor Zhou Huaiyang said that the scientists are planning to carry out surveys to determine the age of the deposits found in, what has now been named, the “Jiaolong Seamount”. Xinhua News Agency quoted him as saying: […]
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Three oceanauts of China’s manned submersible, the Jiaolong, are preparing for their first mission in June in South China Sea, china.org reports. The mission is expected to begin on June 5, and to last 103 days. According to the news site, Jiaolong will carry out dives in a cold spring area to conduct biodiversity research, […]
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On 24 June, the Chinese manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong accomplished its goal to dive 7,000 meters below the sea, thestatesman.net reported. The submersible succeeded in diving 7,015 meters below sea level during its fourth dive into the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Now China has the ability to conduct surveys in 99.8 percent of […]
On June 24, the Jiaolong, China’s deep-sea manned submersible, has begun its fourth dive in the Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean, Xinhuanet.com reports. After it reached a depth of 6,962 meters on Friday during its third dive, the submersible is set to hit its ultimate goal of 7,000 meters below sea level. When at that depth, […]
On Tuesday China’s submersible Jiaolong descended to a new depth of 6,965 meters and collected the world’s deepest undersea samples, China Daily reported. According to Tang Jialing, one of the three pilots in the vehicle, the crew took the samples of deep sea water, deposits and creatures, recorded video and took photographs. The vehicle conducted […]
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China’s manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, with three divers inside, has set a new record by diving over 6,000 meters below the sea in the Mariana Trench on Friday, ChinaDaily reports. This was the first of a series of planned six dives. The dive began at 9 am (local time) on Friday. The 6,055 meters depth […]
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China’s manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong arrived to Mariana Trench on Monday morning. There it will attempt to set a new diving record of a 7,000-meter dive, reported Xinhuanet. The deep-sea submersible will dive six times. During the first dive the divers will try to reach a depth of over 5,000 meters, but less than 6,200 […]
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China’s manned submersible, Jiaolong, will attempt a deep-sea dive to 7,000 meters. If it succeeds in this mission, China will hold the record for performing the deepest dive. The deep-sea dive will test the vessel’s crew which will conduct a series of tests in the Pacific Ocean starting June 10. Xiangyanghong 09, the ship carrying […]
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China’s manned submersible Jiaolong will attempt a 7,000-meter dive in the Mariana Trench, stated the State Oceanic Administration. This year the submersible managed to reach 5,188 meters below the sea during its deepest dive in the Pacific Ocean. Head of the State Oceanic Administration, Liu Cigui, stated that China wants to construct deep-sea technologies and […]
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Yan Kai, the chief engineer of China’s manned deep-sea submersible research vessel Jiaolong, confirmed that the craft will reach a depth of 7,000 meters below sea level this summer, thereby meeting its design goals. The submersible has successfully completed all of its previous trial runs, carrying three crewmembers to a depth of more than […]
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