People attend the launch ceremony of China’s first domestically built polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, at a shipyard in Shanghai on Monday. The vessel will go through a series of tests and interior decoration before beginning official operations in the first half of 2019. The vessel is 122.5 meters long and 22.3 meters wide, with a displacement of 13,990 tons and a navigation capability of 20,000 nautical miles. It can sail on 60-day expeditions with 90 crew members and researchers.China News Service