Mother vessel leaves Qingdao to receive submersible Jiaolong (1/4)

Xiangyanghong 09, a mother vessel for the manned submersible Jiaolong, leaves Zhongyuan Dock in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 5, 2013, to receive Jiaolong in Jiangyin City of east China's Jiangsu Province. Xiangyanghong 09 is expected to leave for the South China Sea and the North Pacific on June 10, kicking off a sailing of experimental application. It will conduct a scientific research on marine biodiversity during its 110-day journey. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)