China begins deep-sea probe in South China Sea

Updated: 2017-04-26 06:47

(Xinhua)

China's manned submersible Jiaolong begins its first South China Sea dive this year on April 26, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

ONBOARD SHIP XIANGYANGHONG 09, - Chinese scientists embarked on a deep-sea mission in the South China Sea on Tuesday, the beginning of the second stage of China's 38th oceanic expedition.

China's manned submersible Jiaolong with her crew of scientists arrived in the location aboard the mother ship Xiangyanghong 09 on Tuesday.