The "Struggle" all-sea deep manned submersible delivered to the Deep Sea Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
China News Service, Sanya, March 16 (Wang Xiaobin, Gu Yali) On March 16, the delivery of the "Struggle" all-sea deep manned submersible was held in Sanya.
The 702nd Research Institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation and the Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as "Deep Sea Institute") signed the "Memorandum on Delivery of the All-Sea Deep Manned Submersible "Striver"", marking the latter Will be formally responsible for the follow-up operation, maintenance and management of the Struggle.
The "Struggle" all-sea deep manned submersible is the core scientific research task of the key special project of China's "13th Five-Year" national key research and development plan "Key Deep Sea Technology and Equipment".
In November 2020, in the Mariana Trench in the Western Pacific, the "Striver" manned submersible completed all 10,000-meter sea trials and set a record of 10,909 meters for China's manned deep diving.
Delivery event site.
Photo by Luo Yunfei
"Delivery is an important node, which means that the development of the Struggle has been completed and it has passed the on-site acceptance of the sea trial." Ye Cong, deputy director of the 702nd Research Institute, said that the Struggle will be available in the future. Under the rules and regulations, it is open to scientists from all over the world. "Scientific investigation of the abyss is a hot spot in the world's ocean research. It is believed that through relevant scientific programs and international cooperation, it can promote a further understanding of the abyss field."
In order to promote the "Deep Sea Warrior" and "Struggle" manned submersibles to play a greater role in China's deep-sea/abyss scientific research, marine resource survey, emergency rescue and other work, in the early stage, the "Deep Sea Warrior" has launched three On the basis of years of efficient operation and maintenance, open and shared work, after discussions with Tongji University, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Sun Yat-sen University and other cooperative units, the Deep Sea Institute led the establishment of the "Deep Sea Warrior"/"Struggle The Scientific Steering Committee for the User of the "Manned Submersible", and the first plenary meeting of the "Struggle" was held at the same time on the day of the delivery of the "Struggle".
According to reports, the committee is committed to serving the users and expert groups of the "Deep Sea Warrior"/"Struggle" manned submersible, and build a scientific application for the "Deep Sea Warrior" and "Struggle" manned submersibles. Communication and exchange platform; guide the technical upgrade and operational capability improvement of the "Deep Sea Warrior" and "Struggle" manned submersibles, expand its application potential in the deep sea/abyss frontier scientific research and other fields; promote the development of manned deep Potential international cooperation to promote the multidisciplinary integration and application of the academic community.
Professor Jian Zhitian of Tongji University served as the director of the first committee.
Representatives from the Ministry of Science and Technology, China Agenda 21 Management Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CSSC, Hainan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Sanya Municipal Government and project participants attended the event. (Finish)