China's scientific survey ship "Da Yang Yi Hao" departs for its
220-day scientific ocean expedition from Qingdao, a city in east
China's Shandong Province January 8, 2007.
The ship will finish a 30,000 sea mile-voyage, covering sea
areas of the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest Indian Ocean and
west Pacific Ocean . The ship started its maiden long distance
ocean expedition on April 2, 2005.
Officials present a bunch of flower to naval officials of China's
scientific survey ship "Da Yang Yi Hao" before its departure for a
220-day scientific ocean expedition from Qingdao.
(China Daily January 9, 2007)
