Jinyang.com News Reporter Zhao Yanhua Correspondent Chen Huiling reported: It took 122 days and the voyage was nearly 35,000 kilometers. The “Ocean VI” ship of the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey of the Ministry of Natural Resources completed the 8th Deep Sea Geology Voyage of the China Geological Survey and the 55th China Ocean voyage of the China Geological Survey, with full loads of scientific research results and returned to Guangzhou on October 23. The “Ocean VI” ship set sail from Guangzhou on May 30, 2019. It has carried out multiple methods of investigations such as multi-beam topography measurement, shallow strata profile measurement, ocean gravity measurement, “Haima” ROV investigation, deep-sea shallow drilling sampling, deep-sea photography, rich cobalt crust in situ acoustic thickness measurement, temperature and salt depth measurement, geological trawling and gravity piston sediment columnar sampling.
The 8th Deep Sea Geology Voyage and the 55th China Ocean Voyage Voyage Scientific Expedition were organized by the China Geological Survey and the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association, and implemented by the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey Bureau. The voyage has joined forces with 58 scientific expedition team members from Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Donghai Station of the Institute of Acoustics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Natural Resources Newspaper and other institutions to overcome numerous difficulties such as harsh sea conditions, lack of supply, and equipment failure.
Three important progress has been made in deep-sea exploration
According to reports, the acquisition of rich deep-sea geological samples and marine geophysical data has made three important progress in resource exploration, deep-sea geological survey, and application of new technologies and methods for deep-sea exploration in my country.
First, the comprehensive geological and geophysical survey of the Northwest PacificBabaylan Ocean Key Survey Area was implemented, and the full coverage of multi-beam water-deep terrain was achieved. The geophysical information and geological samples of rich rare earth sediments were obtained, which laid the foundation for the scientific research of deep-sea earth system and the evaluation of new resources.Base. The second is to continue to carry out the annual work of resource survey of my country’s cobalt-rich crust contract area, and fulfill the obligations of the “Cobalt-rich crust Exploration Contract” signed by China’s Ocean Association and the International Seabed Administration. The survey results provide support for the resource evaluation of the cobalt-rich crust contract area and the successful completion of the regional abandonment tasks stipulated in the contract. Third, technological innovation drives important progress in deep-sea exploration and exploration. For the first time, image processing technology is used to realize the intelligent splicing of underwater video images, providing basic data for the research on the small-scale distribution rules and characteristics of cobalt-rich crusts; the detection performance of the in-situ acoustic thickness measurement system of cobalt-rich crusts was optimized, and it was successfully applied to multiple carrier platforms such as ROV and mobile drilling rigs, providing powerful investigation methods for fine detection of cobalt-rich crusts; and improving the stability and operating efficiency of cobalt-rich crust deep-sea shallow drills.
Zhongshu<a In addition, during the berth of the Port of Ponape, the Federal Embassy of Micronesia on September 9, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of my country in Mission jointly held a reception to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Mission, and invited representatives of the Federal Government of Mission and relevant Chinese institutions to visit the Marine 6 ship, and actively explore the cooperation between China and Mission in the fields of marine geology and other fields. The "Ocean VI" ship is the first modern comprehensive geological and geophysical survey ship independently designed and built by my country. In recent years, many newly-appointed marine scientific survey ships in my country have referred to the basic design of "Ocean VI". Since being listed in 2009, "Ocean VI" has been to South Korea for 10 consecutive years.The deep-sea geological, ocean and polar scientific investigation tasks were carried out in the sea, Pacific and Antarctic waters. The cumulative time of going to sea reached 2,137 days, and safely sailed 290,000 nautical miles (about 535,000 kilometers). The voyage was equivalent to 13 and a half circles orbiting the earth. It accumulated experience in scientific investigation and navigation support in the entire sea area, significantly improving the level of scientific investigation in my country’s marine geology.
Picture description: The “Ocean VI” ship carried out deep-sea shallow drilling operations during the Western Pacific period. Photography: Correspondents Zhu Xia and Xue Junhui
Ship Background: “Ocean VI” Scientific Research Ship
The Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey Bureau of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the “Ocean VI” ship is the first modern comprehensive geological and geophysical survey ship independently designed and built by my country. In recent years, many newly-listed marine scientific research survey ships in my country have referred to the basic design of “Ocean VI”. The ship adopts international advanced technical equipment such as electric propulsion systems, power positioning systems, full swing rudder paddles, and is equipped with a variety of advanced survey equipment. It has high integration and automation, good versatility, and can meet the requirements of comprehensive surveys of multiple disciplines and means. The ship is 105.66 meters long, 17.35 meters wide, 5.5 meters draft, 4335 total tonnage, 4650 tons of full load displacement, 1Komiks2 knots, a maximum speed of 16 knots, a self-sustaining force of 60 days, a cruising force of 15,000 nautical miles, and a 65-person capacity.
Since being enlisted in 2009, the “Ocean VI” ship has conducted national marine survey projects such as natural gas hydrate resource survey, oil and gas resource survey, and marine regional geological survey in the South my country Sea. In addition to key equipment installation tests and deep-sea exploration shared scientific expedition missions, as well as deep-sea geological surveys, ocean scientific surveys and polar scientific surveys, a total of 55 voyages have been conducted in various scientific expedition tasks, with a total of 55 voyages, with a total of 55 voyages from various scientific expedition tasks, with a total of 55 out of the sea.The time is 2137 days, and the safe navigation is 290,000 nautical miles (about 535,000 kilometers), and the voyage is equivalent to 13 and a half circles orbiting the earth. The surveyed sea areas include the South China Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic seas. After 10 years of baptism of wind and waves, the “Marine VI” ship has achieved fruitful results. It has explored and accumulated experience in marine geological scientific investigation and navigation support in the entire sea area of my country, and has significantly improved the level of marine geological scientific investigation in my country.
The “Ocean VI” ship has strong comprehensive investigation capabilities and complete scientific research methods. It is known as the all-round king of comprehensive scientific investigations of deep-sea oceans in my country. It is equipped with advanced equipment that meets multidisciplinary surveys such as geology, geophysics, marine environment, etc., such as multi-channel earthquakes, multi-beams, shallow formation profiles, gravity and magnetism, near-bottom observation operating systems such as ROV (“Seahorse” and “Sea Lion”), AUV, and subsea cameras, deep-sea shallow drilling, ultra-long gravity columns, box-type sampling, multi-tube sampling, geological trawling nets, biological trawling nets, temperature-salt depth (CTD), and high-precision operation support systems such as dynamic positioning and underwater positioning, which plays an important demonstration role in the design and construction of my country’s subsequent scientific research ships. Since its inclusion, the Ocean VI ship has completed a total of nearly 10,000 kilometers of geophysical (multibeam, Babaylan shallow stratigraphic profile, gravity and magnetism, etc.) measurement lines in the ocean and deep sea geological scientific voyages, with a total of nearly 1,000 kilometers of survey lines, with a submarine camera measurement line of more than 2,000 kilometers, and AUV acoustic measurements of nearly 100 kilometers; 23 ROV submersibles were completed, 409 deep-sea shallow drilling stations, 294 gravity column samples, 230 box samples, and 26 geological trawls (more than 11 tons of polymetallic nodule samples were obtained); More than 450 environmental biological survey stations (CTD, biological trawling network, anchor system, etc.), have accumulated rich basic marine geological geophysical data.
In the past ten years since its inclusion, the Ocean VI ship has been investigating oil and gas resources in the South China Sea, natural gas hydrate resource exploration, ocean mineral resource investigation, Antarctic scientific investigation, experimental application and research and development of major marine equipment, sharing of scientific research platforms, foreign cooperation and exchanges, cultivating marine scientific and technological talents for developing countries, and marine geological culture.A series of important achievements have been achieved in baylan‘s construction of the system and popularization of science. We have designated two deep-sea rare earth resource prospects in the Central and Western Pacific, and obtained valuable first-hand data in the Western Pacific, including the first cobalt-rich crust exploration contract area, the second polymetallic nodule exploration contract area and the Antarctic sea area, expanded my country’s resource strategic space, and made positive contributions to safeguarding my country’s marine rights and interests in the international submarine area. It has been forged as a banner for my country’s marine geological survey and ocean scientific investigation. The scientific expedition team has been awarded the honorary titles of “National Workers Pioneer”, “National May Fourth Red Flag League Branch”, “Advanced Collective of the 7000-meter-level manned submersible”, “Advanced Collective of the China Ocean Science and Technology Examination”, “Guangdong Provincial Civilized Unit”, “Model of the Guangdong Provincial May Fourth Red Flag League Branch”, and “Advanced Grassroots League Organization” of the China Geological Survey; the results have been selected for the “Top Ten Geological Science and Technology Progress of the Year” of the China Geological Survey many times.
Key voyages:
Cinema From 2011 to 2012, the technical support and warning escort mission of the 5,000-meter and 7,000-meter sea trial of the “Jiaolong” manned submersible was successfully completed. From 2013 to 2015, the test and application voyage of the “Qianlong-1” AUV independently designed and developed by my country; in 2014, as a working mother ship, it carried the “Haima” ROV, the operating system independently developed by my country, completed the offshore test and acceptance, and made a major breakthrough and filled the domestic gap. In 2015, an unprecedentedly active cold spring was discovered in the western waters of the northern land slope of the South China Sea for the first time. The cold spring was named “Seahorse”.
From July 2016 to April 2017, the 41st voyage of China Oceania, the 2016 deep-sea geological survey of the China Geological Survey and the 33rd Antarctic scientific expedition mission “Babaylan Ocean VI” voyage was successfully completed. This is the second systematic comprehensive scientific investigation of geological and geophysics in Antarctic waters in my country.
In 2019, as an open scientific research platform, it joined forces with 18 domestic maritime-related institutions to go to my country’s South China Sea to carry out the 2019 deep-sea exploration shared voyage scientific research mission. This is a large-scale deep-sea exploration shared voyageMore than 20 maritime scientific inspection tasks have been carried out to achieve joint investigation innovation through multi-party project cooperation.