Submersible pilots Fu Wentao (C) and Zhang Yi (L) pose for a photo with researcher Zhou Fanyu inside the manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong before the dive in the western Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 10, 2026. China's research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, arrived at East Caroline Basin in the western Pacific Ocean on Saturday for deep-sea scientific research.

This marks the 466th dive of Jiaolong, with a planned diving depth of about 4,500 meters. (Xinhua/Li Xin)