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Snow and Strong Winds Delay Rescue Attempt Off Antarctica

2013-12-30 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Maritime safety officials began preparations on Tuesday for a helicopter rescue of scientists and others aboard a chartered research ship that has been stuck in Antarctic ice for a week. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said all 52 passengers aboard the Russian ship, the Akademik Shokalskiy, would be airlifted to a Chinese icebreaker. The ships 22 crew members would stay behind, the authority said. Bad weather in the area made it very unlikely that a helicopter rescue would begin before...

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