Scientists from different countries visit China's manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi, or Deep Sea Warrior, on board China's research vessel Tansuo-2, or Exploration 2, in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
The ship is 87.2 meters long and 18.8 meters wide, with a full-load displacement of 6,800 tons. It can carry 60 researchers and has a maximum speed of 14.2 knots and a cruising range of 15,000 nautical miles.
Two China's deep-sea submersible mother ships Tansuo-1 and Tansuo-2 dock at a pier in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
Scientists visit China's deep-sea submersible mother ship Tansuo-2 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
A worker conducts maintenance on China's research vessel Tansuo-2 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
Scientists visit China's deep-sea submersible mother ship Tansuo-2 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
Scientists visit China's deep-sea submersible mother ship Tansuo-2 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) is installed on China's research vessel Tansuo-2 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
A deep-sea archaeological team has finished the first stage of investigations on two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea.
China's scientific research vessel Explorer 2, carrying the 4,500-meter manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep-sea Warrior), returned to Sanya in south China's Hainan Province on Sunday, after completing its latest missions over the past 10 days.
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