The 13th Chinese Arctic Scientific Expedition Team Crossing the Arctic Circle
According to the broadcast from the navigation bridge of the "Xuelong 2" polar scientific research icebreaker, at 16:34 Beijing time on July 24th, China's 13th Arctic scientific expedition team crossed the Arctic Circle and entered the Arctic waters for navigation.
On July 22, 2023, the 13th Chinese Arctic Scientific Expedition conducted an oceanic scientific exploration exercise. Photo by Wei Hongyi, journalist from Xinhua News Agency
On July 12th, the 13th Chinese Arctic Scientific Expedition Team departed from Shanghai on board the "Xuelong 2" to carry out scientific research missions in the Arctic Ocean. In the past 12 days, the Snow Dragon 2 has sailed northward through the East China Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, and Bering Sea, crossing the Bering Strait and successfully reaching the Arctic Circle.
The leader of the expedition team, Wang Jinhui, stated that crossing the Arctic Circle is an important milestone in all previous Arctic scientific research. To record this moment, the inspection team will hold a commemorative event for crossing the Arctic Circle on the 25th, which includes hanging commemorative banners for crossing the Arctic Circle and organizing a group photo of the entire ship.
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Wang Jinhui introduced that in order to further improve the proficiency and collaborative level of scientific expedition team members, the inspection team conducted an ocean scientific expedition exercise in the high seas of the Bering Sea on the 22nd. In response to the problems encountered during the drill, each team of the inspection team has promptly proposed optimization or rectification measures, improved the implementation plan for scientific research assignments, and effectively ensured the formal implementation of oceanic scientific research assignments.
After entering the Arctic Circle, the inspection team will continue to sail towards the designated location. According to the schedule, the "Snow Dragon 2" is expected to sail to the Chukchi Basin on the 26th, and the inspection team will officially carry out oceanic scientific research operations.