NARA gets permission for research with Shi Yan 6

by Staff Writer 27-10-2023 | 7:12 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) said permission was granted to conduct research with the Chinese geophysical scientific research vessel Shi Yan 6, which is docked at the Port of Colombo.

NARA Director General Dr. Kamal Tennakoon said permission was granted on Thursday (26) afternoon.

He said research teams will be dispatched for this purpose over the next few days.

Dr. Tennakoon said the research will study the impact of the ocean system on the regional climate including in Sri Lanka.

The crew said Sri Lankans have the opportunity to visit the Chinese research vessel Shi Yan 6 at the Colombo Port on Friday (27) as well.

The Chinese research vessel Shi Yan 6 made regional headlines after India expressed concern over the movements of the vessel on its journey to Sri Lanka.

However, the Chinese geophysical scientific research vessel Shi Yan 6 docked at the Port of Colombo on 25th October, as planned.

The Shi Yan 6 is berthed at the South Asia Gateway Terminals of the Port of Colombo.

The Shi Yan 6 is equipped with the latest and modern technology that can monitor the ocean bed, and it also comprises laboratories to test the samples obtained from the ocean floor.

Weighing 260 tonnes, the Shi Yan 6 can accommodate 60 people.

The Shi Yan 6 departed from Ghuangzhou in China on the 11th of September, and entered the Indian Ocean region on the 19th of September.