🌊 Dive deep with us as we explore China's latest marvel! The Meng Xiang (which means \"Dream\"), China's first domestically designed and built deep-ocean drilling vessel, has just set sail from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou! 🚢✨
This engineering masterpiece isn't just any vessel—it’s capable of reaching astonishing depths of up to 11 kilometers beneath the sea's surface. That's deeper than Mount Everest is tall! 🏔️🔍
Measuring a hefty 179.8 meters in length and 32.8 meters in width, the Meng Xiang boasts a gross tonnage of 33,000 tonnes. With the ability to work non-stop for 120 days and cover a range of up to 15,000 nautical miles, it's set to make waves (pun intended) in deep-sea exploration. 🌐🌊
But here's the real kicker: it's currently the only drilling vessel in the world that can perform ultra-deepwater drilling at such mind-boggling depths! 🤯 This pushes the boundaries of what's possible and marks a significant leap forward in ocean exploration technology.
For all you adventure enthusiasts and budding scientists out there, this is a game-changer. Who knows what mysteries lie beneath the ocean's depths? Maybe the next big discovery is just around the corner—or should we say, under the sea? 🐠🔭
Stay tuned as we keep you updated on the Meng Xiang's epic journey and the fascinating discoveries it promises to bring! 🌟
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
