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2019-07-10
Paper on potentially polluted area of Sanchi oil spill by FIO, MNR released in Science of the Total Environment in June 2019
On January 6, 2018, the Panamanian-flagged tanker Sanchi collided with the Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship CF Crystal about160 nautical miles east of the Yangtze River Estuary. Sanchi was entirely on fire after the collision. After drifting southeast for 8 days under the combined action of wind and ...
2019-06-20
The IODP Expedition 363 Post Cruise Meeting is held in Qingdao
The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 363 Post Cruise Meeting was held in Qingdao on June 17-20, 2019. The meeting was organized by the First Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources (FIO, MNR) and the IODP China Office. Li Tiegang, a research scientist ...
2019-05-21
The scientist injured in the Sri Lanka bomb attack returns to Qingdao and is welcomed by FIO leaders
On the afternoon of May 21st, 2019, Duan Yongliang, an employee of FIO who was injured in the bomb attack in Sri Lanka, returned to Qingdao for further treatment. Director Li Tiegang, party secretary Qiao Fangli, deputy director Wei Zexun of FIO and relevant department leaders went to the airport ...
2019-05-10
FIO's paper on North Pole DMS included in Nature's Sub-journal
The research results of Li Chengxuan, FIO's Research Associate, and his partner were particularly reported by Climate Change, a Sub-journal of Nature.
The paper, titled Spatial and interannual variability in distributions and cycling of summer biogenic sulfur in the Bering Sea, was published on ...
2019-05-06
Mourning event is held in Qingdao in commemoration of two scientists deceased in Sri Lanka terror attacks
On the morning of May 6, 2019, the First Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources (FIO, MNR) held a mourning event in commemoration of Dr. LI Dawei, Dr. WANG Liwei, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing in Sri Lanka.
Apart from families and relatives of Dr. LI Dawei ...
2019-05-04
"Ocean Forecasting System for the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road" of FIO included into Technology Show Open Day of Embassy of China in the United States
On May 4, 2019, Embassy of China in the United States took part in the annual open day organized by Washington D.C. in order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States and the 40th anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-China ...
2019-04-30
Statement on Casualties of FIO Scientists in Sri Lanka Terrorist Attack
With the deepest sorrow, the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) of China announces that two FIO scientists namely Dr. LI Dawei and Mr. WANG Liwei were unfortunately killed in the terrorist attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019, while Dr. DUAN ...
2019-04-17
Dr. Adina Kamarudin, Director-General of the Department of Maritime Affairs, MoFA, pays a visit to FIO
Dr. Adina Kamarudin, Director-General of the Department of Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, accompanied by He Xiangqi, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, visited the First Institute of Oceanography ...
2019-04-13
"Xiang Yang Hong 01" Research Vessel Starts Its Second Section of 2019 Northeast Indian Ocean Cruise
On the morning of April 13, 2019, the "Xiang Yang Hong 01" vessel slowly departed from the port of Colombo and continued its second section of the survey in the Indian Ocean after spending a rainy night in the port.
2019-04-09
China's Unmanned Submersible
At one o'clock on April 9 local time, on the board of Ocean No.1 that is executing its 52nd cruise mission with the approval from the Ministry of Natural Resources, "Hailong III", the developed-in-China underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with a max depth of 6,000 meters, successfully ...
