American icebreaker sent to rescue Russian, Chinese boats in Antarctica

The US Coast Guard has made many daring rescues. Now its latest one is in Antarctica. An American icebreaker ship is being dispatched to save Russian and Chinese boats that have become trapped after freeing passengers trapped on a Russian ship.

American icebreaker sent to rescue Russian, Chinese boats in Antarctica All this arctic trouble started when a scientific research team became trapped in Antarctica’s thick ice. The crew was stranded for days until a helicopter from a Chinese icebreaker , Snow Dragon, took passengers to the Aurora Australis , an Australian icebreaker. Now it appears the rescue boats need rescuing themselves. The heavy , thick ice has now bound the boats in the same predicament as the Russian passengers who were just saved Thursday. Coast Guard Pacific Area Commander Vice Admiral Paul Zukunft said that the Polar Sta...

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