RESEARCH   VESSEL

      "Dong Fang Hong 2" is a multi-functional marine research vessel, which belongs to Ocean University of China (OUC).This vessel is 96 meters long and 15 meters wide. The GRT3235 vessel with a draught of 5.5 meters can be used for comprehensive and systematic research in multi-disciplines including hydrology, meteorology, physics, chemistry, biology, geology and geophysics, as well as for students' fieldwork at sea. "Dong Fang Hong 2" is one of the most advanced vessels in China for comprehensive marine investigations.

     With "Dong Fang Hong 2", OUC has successively conducted joint research with the U.S., Germany, England, Canada, France, Japan and South Korea in the waters of the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and East China Sea. OUC has also successfully accomplished cooperative research programs such as "Joint Investigation for Sino-Japanese Subtropical Circulation" , "Sino-German Research for Sustainable Development of Ecological System Dynamics and Biological Resources at Bohai Sea ", "Sino-British Joint Testing of Apparatus," "Sino-American Cooperative Survey for Change of Some Routes at the Offshore in Shanghai, " and "Investigation of Environmental Geology in Northwest Pacific Ocean" .

     "Dong Fang Hong 2" is also commissioned by Ocean University of China and other universities to be used for the teaching and training of students in marine-related sciences.

Director of RV Center: Prof. FAN Hongtao
Tel: 86-532-82032812
Fax: 86-532-82033936
E-mail: htfan@ouc.edu.cn