Special Report on Antarctic Expedition

Special Report on Antarctic Expedition

2010-05-28

On May 12th, a special report on Antarctic Expedition is held in Shanghai Maritime University. Present were Mr. Zhang Jianhua, Mr. Wang Zhongcheng and Ms. Xie Jieying, teachers of SMU Merchant Marine College who had fulfilled navigation to Antarctic onboard Snow Dragon, the Chinese scientific expedition vessel. Prof. Cai Cunqiang, Vice President of SMU attended the Reports.

The three teachers joined in the 26th China Antarctic expedition on behalf of SMU. They went through westerlies for six times and passed by the Great Wall Station, Ushuaia, Zhongshan Station, Melbourne, Fremantle and other places during the period of 183-days journey. On the report, they shared the happiness and bitterness during the navigation, exhibited the beautiful polar sceneries and reported about the working, learning and living conditions for seafarers and the scientific researchers onboard the Snow Dragon.

Their brilliant speeches won thunderous applauses from the present teachers and students.