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  "id": 10610626,
  "title": "Chinese deep-ocean drilling ship brings home ‘precious’ South China Sea samples",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/chinese-deep-ocean-drilling-ship-brings-home-precious-south-china-sea-10610626",
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  "published": "2026-09-29T04:11:17.000Z",
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    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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  "summary": "The ocean drilling ship Mengxiang has returned from its first expedition in the South China Sea, where it set a national depth record and obtained basalt core samples that could help to unravel the region’s tectonic history. The 30-day expedition organised by the China Geological Survey tested the operational capabilities of the world’s most powerful deep-ocean drilling ship, according to a…",
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        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Chinese deep-ocean drilling ship brings home ‘precious’ South China Sea samples",
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