A Chinese company last Thursday announced plans to build an icebreaker, which will be China's first privately¹ owned polar research vessel².

一家中国制造企业于上周四宣布计划建造一艘破冰船，这将是中国首艘民营极地科考船。

The icebreaker "Hadal X" will be built by Dutch shipyard Damen Group and owned and operated by Shanghai-based Rainbowfish Ocean Technology.

这艘名为“深渊极客”号的破冰船，将由荷兰船厂达门集团承建，并由总部位于上海的彩虹鱼海洋科技公司所有及独家运营。

Construction will start in 2018 and the icebreaker will be put into operation in 2021.

建造将于2018年正式开始，并将于2021年投入运营使用。

The vessel will be 95 meters long and 17 meters wide, with a displacement³ of 5,000 tonnes, according to the preliminary design.

根据初步设计，该船将长95米，宽17米，排水量达5000吨。

The icebreaker, which will be operated by a crew of 75, will have a cruising radius⁴ of 8,000 nautical⁵ miles (about 15,000 km) and will carry a helicopter and submersibles.

这艘破冰船将会由75个船员来操作，巡航半径将达到8000海里（约15000公里），并将配备直升机和潜水器。

"Xuelong", or Dragon Snow, is currently China's only polar icebreaker. It was bought from a Ukrainian company in 1993. The government began construction of its first Chinese-made polar icebreaker in 2016.

目前，“雪龙号”是中国唯一一艘破冰船，是1993年从乌克兰的一家公司购买的。而政府则是于2016年开始建造第一艘中国制造的破冰船。