CHINA-DUAL USE R&D: DEEP WATER RESEARCH

Xinhua quoted  a statement released by the China Geological Survey's Guangzhou branch on May 2, 2018 which disclosed that China has carried out deep-sea scientific research with two domestically-made deep-sea submersibles, the unmanned submersible Haima (Seahorse) and manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior),  to explore a cold seep in the South China Sea. The statement said this is the first time these two domestically-made deep-sea submersibles have been used in a single scientific expedition. It said the expedition in the Haima Cold Seep area in the Pearl River mouth basin in the South China Sea was carried out between April 28 and 30 by the research vessel Hai Yang Liu Hao (Ocean Six) and Tan Suo Yi Hao (Discovery One), which carry Haima and Shenhai Yongshi respectively.





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