China Has Achieved A Crewed Submersible Launch Under The Arctic Ice For Its First Time

As geopolitical interest in the Arctic heats up, China has just pulled off its first dive under the Arctic ice in a crewed submersible vehicle. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Described as “a leap in deep-sea exploration capabilities,” four Chinese research vessels docked in Shanghai on Friday, September 26, after completing the country’s largest-ever scientific exploration in the Arctic Ocean.

One of the expedition’s biggest achievements was reportedly using the deep-sea submersible Jiaolong to send a crew of people to the bottom of the sea in the Arctic Ocean below ice-covered waters – an accomplishment that only a handful of nations have ever pulled off.

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