日本海洋研究开发机构（JAMSTEC）周二表示，将于12月18日接收一艘名为“未来II号”（Mirai II）的新型北极科考船。
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, said Tuesday it will take delivery of a new Arctic research vessel, Mirai II, on Dec. 18.
这艘1.3万吨级的破冰船交付仪式将在横滨的日本海洋联合公司矶子工厂举行。
The delivery ceremony for the 13,000-ton icebreaker will take place at shipbuilder Japan Marine United’s Isogo plant in Yokohama, JAMSTEC said.
在完成日本沿海及南部马里亚纳海域的试航后，“未来II号”将于明年4月3日在青森县陆奥市的陆奥海洋研究所，以及4月18日在北海道函馆港向公众展示。
After shakedown cruises in Japan’s coastal waters and the Mariana region to the south, Mirai II will be shown to the public at the agency’s Mutsu Institute for Oceanography in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, on April 3 next year and Hakodate Port in Hokkaido on April 18.
“未来II号”将取代去年12月退役的8700吨级“未来号”科考船。
Mirai II will replace the 8,700-ton Mirai, which was decommissioned in December last year.
退役的“未来号”不具备破冰能力，其在北冰洋到达的最北纬度为2010年的北纬79.11度。
The northernmost latitude reached by the retired oceanographic research vessel, which did not have icebreaking capacity, in the Arctic Ocean was 79.11 degrees north in 2010.
“未来II号”计划在2027年和2028年对北极点附近海域进行观测，并预计于2029年实现横穿北冰洋。
Mirai II is expected to navigate across the Arctic Ocean in 2029 after making observation trips to waters close to the North Pole in 2027 and 2028.
该船不仅能观测天气、大气和海洋状况，还能进行海底声纳测量及采集沉积物样本，并配备了无人驾驶车辆和水下无人机。
The new vessel will be capable of not only observing weather and atmospheric conditions and the ocean but also conducting sonar surveys of the seafloor and collecting sediment samples. It will also be equipped with unmanned vehicles and underwater drones.