The unmanned submersible "Hailong III" completed its first deep sea test in the western Pacific Ocean on Sunday.

 

海龙三号无人潜水器周日在西太平洋完成首次深海测试。

 

The submersible entered the 1,690-meter-deep sea area from the Chinese research vessel¹ Dayang Yihao (Ocean No. 1) at 5:20 a.m.

 

Chu Fengyou, chief scientist of Dayang Yihao, said the submersible, equipped with rock cutting tools and sampling manipulators, took pictures of seamount crusts and completed its tasks for the test.

 

"Hailong III," which is able to dive to a depth of 6,000 meters, completed a 400-meter-deep shallow sea test in the western Pacific on Saturday.

 

Chinese research vessel Dayang Yihao (Ocean No. 1) left Qingdao, Shandong Province, on Tuesday, taking scientists on a 45-day scientific ocean expedition. The ship is carrying advanced scientific equipment and unmanned submersibles "Hailong" and "Qianlong."

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