Chinese scientists set off for 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition
epa10742356 An aerial view of the Xuelong 2 docking at a port in east China's Shanghai, 12 July 2023. Chinese scientists set off for the 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition on 12 July, aboard the Xuelong 2, the country's first domestically built polar icebreaker, departing from Shanghai. The expedition team is expected to return to Shanghai in late September after a trip of 15,500 nautical miles. EPA/XINHUA / ZHANG JIANSONG CHINA OUT / UK AND IRELAND OUT / MANDATORY CREDIT EDITORIAL USE ONLY
