On May.9, the ceremony celebrating the maiden voyage of "Shiyan-1", China's first large-scale small waterplane area twin hull (SWATH) vessel was held in Sanya, a city of Hannan Province. High-level officials from CAS, and Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., builders of "Shiyan-1", related staff members of IACAS, were present to witness the exciting moment and extended their warmest congratulations to the big event.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, with CAS President Lu Yongxiang's command, "Shiyan-1" whistled and set its maiden voyage in the boundless sea.