Rescue operation in the Antarctic

2013-12-31T13:03:00

Passengers were transferred by helicopter to an ice flow.

Following failed attempts by three icebreakers to reach the research vessel ‘MV Akademik Shokalskiy’ trapped in the Antarctic ice, its 54 stranded passengers were rescued by helicopter on Thursday.

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