A joint China-New Zealand deep-sea expedition to explore ocean trenches 10 kilometers deep in the Pacific Ocean completed the first stage of its mission on November 27. The research vessel Tansuo-1, also known as Explorer-1, is currently moored in Auckland with the advanced Fendouzhe or Striver deep-sea manned submersible aboard. In the first stage, Fendouzhe completed 16 dives, 14 of which were to a depth of more than 6,000 meters in the first-ever large-scale manned survey at such depths in the Kermadec Trench. (CGTN)
Significant achievements have been made in the joint voyage of the "Tansuo-1 (Explorer-1)" and "Tansuo-2 (Explorer-2)" research vessels in the northern part of the South China Sea, with 66 cultural relics discovered, according to the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engi...
China's science ship Tansuo-1 loaded with the manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi, or "deep-sea warrior," set sail Tuesday for the first scientific expedition this year. The ship departed at 9 a.m. from the port of Nanshan in the city of Sanya, southern China's Hainan Prov...
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