Chikyu TV Vol.14　 Challenge to a depth of 7,000 m! Can we make it? (Part 2)

After all the hard work, Chikyu finally got on her way for the drilling site along the Japan Trench. But the ultra deep-sea drilling operation encounters a series of unexpected difficulties. Can the drilling assembly reach 7,000 m into the sea? This episode reports on the latest status on board Chikyu. Expedition Web at http://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/exp343/