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Antarctic rescue: now US ship on its way to rescue two trapped vessels
2014-01-05 00:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: An American icebreaker is on its way from Sydney to the Antarctic to free two ships stuck in ice, in the latest stage of a convoluted rescue mission. Twenty-two crew remain on board the Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy, which became trapped after a blizzard pushed sea ice around the ship and froze it in place on Christmas Eve. The 52 scientists and tourists on board the research ship were airlifted to safety last week, thanks to the helicopter from the Chinese icebreaker Xue Long. Those...
Antarctic rescue ship 'may be stuck'
2014-01-03 10:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Chinese ice-breaker that helped rescue passengers stranded on the Akademik Shokalskiy vessel in Antarctica may now itself be stuck. An Australian ice-breaker carrying the rescued passengers has been placed on standby in case the Chinese ship, Xue Long, needs assistance. On Thursday, a helicopter from Xue Long transferred 52 passengers from the Shokalskiy to the Aurora Australis. The Shokalskiy has been trapped by thick floes of ice since 24 December. "Xue Long notified Amsa [the Australian...
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Antarctic rescue: all 52 ship passengers airlifted safety
2014-01-03 01:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: All 52 passengers, including tourists, scientists and journalists, on board a ship trapped in Antarctica have been rescued, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) has confirmed. The Akademik Shokalskiy became stuck in the ice on Christmas Eve and two icebreakers, the Aurora Australis and Chinese vessel Xue Long, have been trying in vain to reach it. On Thursday afternoon a helicopter sent from the Xue Long landed next to the ship and began evacuating passengers, dropping them on sea...
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2013: The year's biggest Ship Technology stories
2014-01-03 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Global warming could make Arctic Ocean ice fragile enough for ordinary ships to sail in the region by 2050, global container trade is expected to increase, the European Parliament tightened the ship scrapping rule and Bechtel unveiled a port design c
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Navantia to build amphibious warfare ship for Turkish Navy
2014-01-03 01:00:00| Naval Technology
Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia, along with its Turkish partner SEDEF, will design and build an amphibious warfare ship and four landing craft for the Turkish Navy.
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