China's research icebreaker Xuelong travels between sheets of floating ice in the Southern Ocean, Nov. 25, 2018. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)
China's Xuelong, polar icebreaker, collided with an iceberg on its 35th Antarctic research mission due to thick fog, said China's Ministry of Natural Resources Monday on its website.
The collision happened at around 11 a.m. (BJT), on January 19 at 69.59 degrees south latitude and 94.04 west longitude. The ship was traveling at a speed of three knots (5.56 km/h).
No staff aboard was injured during the collision. Xuelong research icebreaker is now under good conditions.
