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BBC NewsA US ice-breaker is to help two ships that are stuck in thick ice in Antarctica following a rescue mission. The Polar Star has been asked to cut a path through the ice in order to free the Xue Long and the Akademik Shokalskiy, the US Coast Guard said.Polar Star heads to Antarctica to […]
Wall Street JournalSHANGHAI—A Chinese icebreaker crucial to the rescue this week of scientists and tourists in Antarctica is now itself stranded in ice after failing in its initial efforts to maneuver free, authorities said Saturday. The Chinese vessel, Xue Long, confirmed it is “beset …After Antarctic Drama, Chinese Rescue Ship Is Threatened by IceNew York […]
ABC NewsAn Australian icebreaker carrying 52 passengers who were retrieved from an icebound ship in the Antarctic resumed its journey home on Saturday after it was halted for a second potential rescue operation. The Aurora Australis had been slowly cracking …Antarctic rescue: Chinese ship Xue Long ‘stuck in ice’BBC NewsChinese ship in Antarctica rescue stuck […]
Wall Street JournalA helicopter from the Chinese icebreaker Xue Long picking up the first batch of passengers from the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy, trapped by Antarctic sea ice since Dec. 24 with 74 scientists, tourists and crew members aboard. Andrew …Chinese ship in Antarctica rescue fears it could get stuck in heavy ice, tooCNN‘Emotional […]
NBCNews.comSo near, and yet so far: The Chinese icebreaker Xue Long (Snow Dragon) sits in the Antarctic icepack, unable to get through to the Akademik Shokalskiy on Saturday. This picture was taken from the Shokalskiy. Icebreakers are indispensable for traffic through …Copter rescue planned for stranded Antarctic shipCNNAntarctic ship: ‘Good fun’ on stranded Russian shipBBC […]
Sydney Morning HeraldRescue plans remain on ice. Plans to evacuate passengers from the stranded Akademik Shokolskiy have been delayed after a break in bad weather failed to eventuate on Tuesday morning. The Xue Long Chinese icebreaker sits in the ice pack unable to get …Bad Weather Impedes Antarctic Rescue MissionWall Street JournalBad weather thwarts rescue […]
TIMEA Chinese icebreaker headed to the Antarctic region to rescue a vessel stalled Friday due to bad weather and icy conditions. The ship Xue Long, which means Snow Dragon in English, was just shy of seven miles from the stranded Russian ship when it was …Chinese icebreaker stalled en route to stranded shipCNNAntarctic ship trapped […]