Tang Limei, the first woman scientist who dives into the ocean by China's manned submersible, waves on deck at Pacific Ocean, Sept. 7, 2013. Jiaolong and its support ship the Xiangyanghong-09 are on a scientific research voyage focusing on polymetallic nodules in the northeast Pacific and cobalt-rich crusts in the northwest Pacific. (Xinhua/Yu Xiaojie) |