China's "Dragon" Sub Dives 3,759 Meters below Sea

[Speeder 2]

China's "Dragon" Sub Dives 3,759 Meters below Sea

2010-08-26


China said Thursday its domestically-made manned submersible had successfully reached 3,759 meters below sea level with three crew on board, the China News Service reported.

The vessel achieved the feat during 17 dives from May to July below the South China Sea, the Ministry of Science and Technology and State Oceanic Administration jointly announced.

It was the first time a Chinese submersible vehicle has gone that deep, said the report. A robot was used to plant a Chinese national flag at the bottom of the South China Sea.

China thus became the fifth country to produce a submersible that can withstand depths of more than 3.5 kilometres (2.17 miles) below sea level, following the United States, Russia, France, and Japan, the report said.

The submersible set a record for operating below sea level for 9 hours and 3 minutes, and the equipment on board successfully passed the test and operated at depths of more than 3,000 meters and met the relevant standards, the report said.

The submersible, dubbed "Dragon", has a designed capacity of reaching 7,000 meters below sea level and can cover 99.8 percent of the global oceans, the report said.


China's "Dragon" Sub Dives 3,759 Meters below Sea

 

[siegecrossbow]

China's "Dragon" Sub Dives 3,759 Meters below Sea

2010-08-26


China said Thursday its domestically-made manned submersible had successfully reached 3,759 meters below sea level with three crew on board, the China News Service reported.

The vessel achieved the feat during 17 dives from May to July below the South China Sea, the Ministry of Science and Technology and State Oceanic Administration jointly announced.

It was the first time a Chinese submersible vehicle has gone that deep, said the report. A robot was used to plant a Chinese national flag at the bottom of the South China Sea.

China thus became the fifth country to produce a submersible that can withstand depths of more than 3.5 kilometres (2.17 miles) below sea level, following the United States, Russia, France, and Japan, the report said.

The submersible set a record for operating below sea level for 9 hours and 3 minutes, and the equipment on board successfully passed the test and operated at depths of more than 3,000 meters and met the relevant standards, the report said.

The submersible, dubbed "Dragon", has a designed capacity of reaching 7,000 meters below sea level and can cover 99.8 percent of the global oceans, the report said.


China's "Dragon" Sub Dives 3,759 Meters below Sea

Is this the same sub as the JL-sub that a Pakistani brother made a thread on?

 

[CardSharp]

Beijing: China announced it had successfully sent a manned submarine to the bottom of the South China Sea on Thursday, state media reported.

The domestically-made submarine went 3.76 kilometres below sea level, CCTV reported. The submersible vehicle was developed for scientific purposes and 17 dives were carried out between May and July, Chinese state media reported.

CCTV broadcast video of researchers on board the vessel, the date of the mission to the bottom of the sea was unknown. A robot was used to plant a Chinese national flag at the bottom of the South China Sea, CCTV said.


Last month during an Asian security meeting in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton angered China by unexpectedly calling on the Communist powerhouse to resolve territorial claims with neighbouring Southeast Asian countries over islands in the South China Sea.

China claims the entire sea and the disputed Spratly and Paracel islands over which it exercises complete sovereignty. But Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines also have staked claims on all or some of the territory, which straddles vital shipping lanes, important fishing grounds and is believed rich in oil and natural gas reserves.

Clinton announced that the US has a national interest in seeing the claims resolved.

China announced it is the fifth country to produce a submarine that can withstand depths of more than 3.5 kilometres below sea level, following the United States, Russia, France, and Japan, CCTV reported. After the mission was successful, Chinese researchers returned to their ship to celebrate the feat of engineering.

Video footage here
http://www.mynews.in/aggregator/news.php?nid=10102

 

[Speeder 2]

^^ oh, maybe... In that case, I hope some mod could delete this thread then.

 

[Devianz]

Congrats to China

 

[somebozo]

the death spell for aircraft carrier??

 

[CardSharp]

the death spell for aircraft carrier??

How? this is a scientific expedition. Using submersibles like this

 

[yangtomous]

it just for scientific exploration.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

There is a lot of potential under the sea I think.

We should consider trying to use underwater "marine currents" to generate electricity.

Marine current power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also, I wonder if there are any valuable resources to be found at the bottom of the ocean.

 

[su-47]

China's "Dragon" Sub Dives 3,759 Meters below Sea

2010-08-26


China said Thursday its domestically-made manned submersible had successfully reached 3,759 meters below sea level with three crew on board, the China News Service reported.

The vessel achieved the feat during 17 dives from May to July below the South China Sea, the Ministry of Science and Technology and State Oceanic Administration jointly announced.

It was the first time a Chinese submersible vehicle has gone that deep, said the report. A robot was used to plant a Chinese national flag at the bottom of the South China Sea.

China thus became the fifth country to produce a submersible that can withstand depths of more than 3.5 kilometres (2.17 miles) below sea level, following the United States, Russia, France, and Japan, the report said.

The submersible set a record for operating below sea level for 9 hours and 3 minutes, and the equipment on board successfully passed the test and operated at depths of more than 3,000 meters and met the relevant standards, the report said.

The submersible, dubbed "Dragon", has a designed capacity of reaching 7,000 meters below sea level and can cover 99.8 percent of the global oceans, the report said.


China's "Dragon" Sub Dives 3,759 Meters below Sea

very good achievement Congrats on a job well done

there is a lot of untapped potential under the sea, like minerals. This can help study and utilize those.

I hope India also achieves this soon

 

[siegecrossbow]

The dragon planting the Chinese national flag on the ocean bottom!

Inside the submarine.

The dragon being lowered into the ocean.

Our heroes!