Ship "Da Yang Yi Hao" departs for ocean expedition
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. (newsphoto)
China scientific survey ship "Da Yang Yi Hao" starts its maiden long distance ocean expedition in this April 2005 file photo. (newsphoto)
China scientific survey ship "Da Yang Yi Hao" starts its maiden long distance ocean expedition in this April 2005 file photo. (newsphoto)
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, a city in east China's Shandong Province January 8, 2007. (newsphoto)