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China Expands Deep Sea Search and Rescue Capability to 4,000 Metres
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28.04.2026Résumé IA

China Expands Deep Sea Search and Rescue Capability to 4,000 Metres

China’s maritime rescue authorities have expanded their deep sea search and rescue operations beyond 4,000 metres, according to People’s Daily. The development, credited to hi-tech equipment including underwater drones and deep-towed systems capable of operating at depths up to 6,000 metres, marks what state media called the formal transition of China’s transport rescue and salvage forces to practical deep-water operations. The South China Sea has an average depth of 1,212 metres and reaches a maximum of 5,559 metres.

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China upgrades maritime rescue range and depth as ambitions on high seas expand
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28.04.2026

China upgrades maritime rescue range and depth as ambitions on high seas expand

China’s maritime rescue authorities have expanded their ability to carry out deep sea search and rescue operations beyond 4,000 metres (13,100 feet), according to state media. People’s Daily, the Communist Party mouthpiece, credited the development of hi-tech equipment for the shift, which it described as “marking the formal transition of China’s transport rescue and salvage forces” to being able to carry out practical operations at such depths. The Nanhai Rescue Bureau, the body responsible for...

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