Japanese scientific riser drilling ship, Chikyu reached the world record depth of 2,132 metre(6,995 feet) from the bottom of the ocean floor off Hachinohe, Aomori for the first time as a scientific research vessel.
It will excavate till 2,200 metre.
The ship attained the world record depth of 7,740 metre(25,394 feet) from the water surface in April this year.
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"Chikyu" literally means the planet Earth in Japanese.
海底下2132メートル掘削最深記録を達成 探査船「ちきゅう」 ―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG06047_W2A900C1CR8000/
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