Japanese drilling ship "Chikyu" reached 2,132m under the ocean floor

Chikyu

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/

The U.S. F-16 fighter crashed into the sea near Nemuro

F-16 fighter


A F-16 fighter took off from Misawa Air Base in Aomori in July 23rd at around 3PM fell into the sea 870km offshore from Nemuro, Hokkaido.
A male pilot escaped from the aircraft was saved by a ship of Hokkaido National Fisheries Institute after after floating on the water for about 6 hours.


墜落の米軍Ｆ１６パイロット救助　海上漂流中、水産研究所の船に　―MSN産経ニュース
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/120722/dst12072219450013-n1.htm