China’s deep-sea mining fleet may also track US submarines

Mongabay
Mar 24, 2026, 12:01 am125 ptsTrending
A Mongabay and CNN investigation found the eight Chinese state-owned ships that conduct deep-sea mining research in China’s mining areas allocated by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) actually spent little time in these exploration areas, while spending much of their remaining time operating in…

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