China's self-developed deep-sea research vessel Tansuo 3 commissioned(1/4)

Tansuo 3, or Exploration 3, China's self-developed deep-sea multifunctional research vessel arrives at the Nanshan Port Public Scientific Research Pier in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The groundbreaking scientific research vessel was commissioned in Sanya on Sunday.

Tansuo 3, or Exploration 3, China's self-developed deep-sea multifunctional research vessel arrives at the Nanshan Port Public Scientific Research Pier in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Tansuo 3, or Exploration 3, China's self-developed deep-sea multifunctional research vessel arrives at the Nanshan Port Public Scientific Research Pier in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Tansuo 3, or Exploration 3, China's self-developed deep-sea multifunctional research vessel arrives at the Nanshan Port Public Scientific Research Pier in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)