1 2 ▁Scient ific ▁deep ▁sea ▁dr illing ▁vessel ▁Ch ik y ū ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁world ▁record ▁by ▁dr illing ▁down ▁and ▁obtain ing ▁rock ▁samples ▁from ▁deeper ▁than ▁ 2 , 1 1 1 ▁meters ▁below ▁the ▁se af loor ▁off ▁the ▁Sh im ok ita ▁Pen ins ula ▁of ▁Japan ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁dr illing ▁set ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁depth ▁of ▁water ▁for ▁dr illing ▁of ▁ 6 9 6 0 ▁m . ▁That ▁record ▁still ▁stands . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁The ▁D / V ▁Ch ik y ū ▁is ▁featured ▁and ▁plays ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁film ▁N ih on ▁Ch in b ots u . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Scient ific ▁dr illing ▁program ▁ ▁Project ▁Moh ole ▁ ▁K ola ▁Super deep ▁B ore hole ▁ ▁Ocean ▁Dr illing ▁Program ▁ ▁German ▁Cont inental ▁Deep ▁Dr illing ▁Program ▁ ▁San ▁Andreas ▁F ault ▁Observ atory ▁at ▁Dep th ▁ ▁Integr ated ▁Ocean ▁Dr illing ▁Program ▁ ▁Scient ific ▁dr illing ▁ships ▁ ▁J O ID ES ▁Resol ution ▁ ▁Gl om ar ▁Ch allen ger ▁ ▁Moh or ovi č ić ▁dis continu ity ▁ ▁Earth scope ▁ ▁US AR RAY ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁The ▁Big gest ▁Dig : ▁Japan ▁builds ▁a ▁ship ▁to ▁dr ill ▁to ▁the ▁earth ' s ▁mant le ▁– ▁Scient ific ▁American