The Chinese deep-ocean drilling vessel Mengxiang completed its first South China Sea expedition on September 29, 2026, setting a national depth record and retrieving basalt core samples from the seafloor. The samples are expected to yield insights into oceanic geology.
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The ocean drilling ship Mengxiang has returned from its first expedition in the South China Sea, where it set a national depth record and obtained basalt core samples that could help to unravel the region’s tectonic history. The 30-day expedition organised by the China Geological Survey tested the operational capabilities of the world’s most powerful deep-ocean drilling ship, according to a report
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