China's first deep-sea multi-functional scientific research and archaeological vessel docks in S China
by CGTN
CGTN— China's first multi-functional scientific research and archaeological vessel for deep-sea exploration and cultural relics officially docked in Nansha District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province on Saturday.
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