Few other scientific drilling ships exist – and none of this caliber. There is Japan’s Chikyū with a maximum drilling depth of 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) and there was the US-owned JOIDES Resolution ...
West Philippine Sea and South China Sea are not the same. West Philippine Sea refers to waters inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) which, by international law, are waters up to 200 ...
The U.S. Geological Survey has also identified potential offshore ... “Do we want the Arctic Ocean to transform into a new ...
China has unveiled ambitious plans to build a deep-sea research facility 6,000 feet beneath the South China Sea by the end of ...
China has revealed plans to construct a deep-sea research facility at a depth of 6,000 feet beneath the South China Sea, a ...
Led by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology ... seep from the seafloor into the ocean, driven by geological shifts or pressure changes. Often called "oases of the deep sea," the cold seeps ...
Clearly, Manila has not ceased making waves in the South China Sea. As Manila resorts to various means to pursue its illegal territorial claims, it is undermining peace and stability in the region.
A Chinese military helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane over the South China Sea on Tuesday, in what observers said was the second incident of potentially ...