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Chinese icebreaker stuck after helping Antarctic rescue
2014-01-03 08:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Chinese icebreaker that helped rescue 52 passengers from a Russian ship stranded in Antarctic ice found itself stuck in heavy ice on Friday, further complicating the 9-day "roller-coaster" rescue operation. The Snow Dragon had ferried the passengers from the stranded Russian ship to an Australian icebreaker late on Thursday. It now had concerns about its own ability to move through heavy ice, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said. "It will attempt to maneuver through the ice...
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