中國首艘民營極地科考破冰船建造項目日前啓動

A Chinese company last Thursday announced plans to build an icebreaker, which will be China's first privately owned polar research vessel.

一家中國製造企業於上週四宣佈計劃建造一艘破冰船，這將是中國首艘民營極地科考船。

The icebreaker "Hadal X" will be built by Dutch shipyard Damen Group and owned and operated by Shanghai-based Rainbowfish Ocean Technology.

這艘名爲“深淵極客”號的破冰船，將由荷蘭船廠達門集團承建，並由總部位於上海的彩虹魚海洋科技公司所有及獨家運營。

Construction will start in 2018 and the icebreaker will be put into operation in 2021.

建造將於2018年正式開始，並將於2021年投入運營使用。

The vessel will be 95 meters long and 17 meters wide, with a displacement of 5,000 tonnes, according to the preliminary design.

根據初步設計，該船將長95米，寬17米，排水量達5000噸。

The icebreaker, which will be operated by a crew of 75, will have a cruising radius of 8,000 nautical miles (about 15,000 km) and will carry a helicopter and submersibles.

這艘破冰船將會由75個船員來操作，巡航半徑將達到8000海里（約15000公里），並將配備直升機和潛水器。

"Xuelong", or Dragon Snow, is currently China's only polar icebreaker. It was bought from a Ukrainian company in 1993. The government began construction of its first Chinese-made polar icebreaker in 2016.

目前，“雪龍號”是中國唯一一艘破冰船，是1993年從烏克蘭的一家公司購買的。而政府則是於2016年開始建造第一艘中國製造的破冰船。