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Originally Posted by thenry
Was it not the Chinese boat that picked up the ping. The boat that China sent from the get go ?
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It was the Chinese coasguard cutter (Haixun 01) that picked up the pings. The original ship they sent was the icebreaker/research ship Xue Long which was the closest vessel to the search area at the time. That's now heading back to Shanghai as they are probably running low on fuel and supplies.