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Second icebreaker on its way to trapped Antarctica ship
Source: Euronews
Second icebreaker on its way to trapped Antarctica ship
28/12 14:31 CET
A ship stuck in ice near Antarctica is waiting for a second rescue attempt, after a Chinese icebreaker failed to free it.
The ‘Snow Dragon’ was stalled by heavy ice and could not reach the 74 passengers on board the stuck MV Akademik Shokalskiy.
Now an Australian vessel, Aurora Australis, is on its way.
The trapped Russian ship is 185 kilometres east of Dumont D’Urville, a French Antarctic research station.
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28/12 14:31 CET
A ship stuck in ice near Antarctica is waiting for a second rescue attempt, after a Chinese icebreaker failed to free it.
The ‘Snow Dragon’ was stalled by heavy ice and could not reach the 74 passengers on board the stuck MV Akademik Shokalskiy.
Now an Australian vessel, Aurora Australis, is on its way.
The trapped Russian ship is 185 kilometres east of Dumont D’Urville, a French Antarctic research station.
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Read more: http://www.euronews.com/2013/12/28/second-icebreaker-on-its-way-to-trapped-antarctica-ship/
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I hope they all get out okay. 
