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Workers fix the deck of a ship ahead of a diving mission, Jan 12. China succeeded in its first 300-metre saturation diving on Sunday morning as three divers returned safe and sound from deep water to the living chamber on the ship. [Photo/Xinhua] |
The diving bell actually reached 313.5 meters deep under the South China Sea, according to Guo Jie, on-site chief director of the experiment.
The three divers, Hu Jian, Guan Meng and Dong Meng returned to the deck of the ship at 5:09 am Sunday.
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