SANYA — China's new deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver) returned to South China's Hainan province on the morning of Nov 28 onboard the scientific research ship Tansuo-1, after completing its ocean expedition.
The ship Tansuo-1 berthed and anchored in Sanya at 8:30 am on Nov 28.
Fendouzhe set a national record by diving to a depth of 10,909 meters in the Mariana Trench at 8:12 am on Nov 10.
During the expedition which started on Oct 10, Fendouzhe successfully completed 13 dives, eight of which exceeded a depth of 10,000 meters.
The expedition team overcame difficulties such as typhoons, rain and high temperatures, conducted multiple tests and obtained a batch of sediment, rock and seabed biological samples, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
