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RE: Jiaolong submersible

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Chinese Jiaolong sub breaks deep-sea dive record

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Divers wish Shenzhou-9 Success from 6,055 Metres Below

The three sea divers Ye Cong, Cui Weicheng and Yangbo inside China's manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong delivered their best wishes to the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft launch from 6,055 metres below the sea of the Mariana Trench on Friday.
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China's manned deep-sea submersible to attempt 7,000m dive

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China submersible to attempt 7,000-metre dive

A Chinese manned deep-sea submersible Sunday left for Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean, to attempt a 7,000-metre dive.
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China's manned submersible "Jiaolong" will set off for a 7,000 metres deep dive in the Western Pacific in June.
Named after a mythical aquatic Chinese dragon, it will try to break Japan's deep diving record of more than 6,500 metres.
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Sub vessel to attempt record-setting dive

High underwater pressure will be the greatest danger that Jiaolong, China's manned deep-sea vessel, will contend with when it attempts to make the deepest dive on record this year, a senior official said.
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