China’s Jiaolong and its support ship the Xiangyanghong-09 are on a scientific research voyage focusing on polymetallic nodules in the northeast Pacific and cobalt-rich crusts

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng Leave a comment

Jiaolong and its support ship the Xiangyanghong-09 are on a scientific research voyage focusing on polymetallic nodules in the northeast Pacific and cobalt-rich crusts in the northwest Pacific.
Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2013 shows China’s manned submersible Jiaolong at Pacific Ocean, Sept. 7, 2013. Jiaolong and its support ship the Xiangyanghong-09 are on a scientific research voyage focusing on polymetallic nodules in the northeast Pacific and cobalt-rich crusts in the northwest Pacific.