China's flagship vessel returns from record voyage

Updated: 2013-08-12 11:05

(chinadaily.com.cn)

China's flagship vessel returns from record voyage

Crew members from China's largest search-and-rescue vessel Haixun 01 are given flowers as they arrive at a port along the Huangpu River in Shanghai on Aug 11 after a 62-day international voyage to Australia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Malaysia, with a record 25,928-kilometres sailed, marking it China's first maritime vessel to reach countries in the Southern Hemisphere for friendly maritime exchanges. [Photo/Xinhua]