China's Jiaolong submersible finishes first dive this year (2/5)

Photo taken on July 16, 2014 shows a starfish encountered with Jiaolong, China's first manned deep-sea submersible, in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The submersible has launched a voyage in the northwest Pacific Ocean, during which it will research cobalt-rich crusts and life forms inhabiting the bottom of the sea. (Xinhua/China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association)