Carrier of Jiaolong leaves for voyage (3/3)

Xiangyanghong 09, carrier of Jiaolong, China's first manned deep-sea submersible, leaves for a voyage in the northwest Pacific Ocean at a port in Jiangyin City, east China's Jiangsu province, June 25, 2014. During the 40-day voyage, Jiaolong will conduct research on cobalt-rich crusts in the ocean and is expected to return in August. (Xinhua/Chen Jian)