Antarctica - Passengers aboard a Russian expedition sailed to Antarctica will get a white Christmas is longer than usual. This is because they are caught in the middle of the ice and waiting for another ship to help them.
Quoted by Xinhua, the Russian Maritime Safety Authority announced on Wednesday, that the vessel MV Academic Shokalskiy trapped at the site which is about 100 miles from the French base Dumont D'Urville, or about 1,500 miles from Hobart, Tasmania.
This 74 passenger ship sent a distress signal received by the rescue coordination center in the UK December 25, 2013 morning. The coordination center was immediately contacted Australia which handles the region to carry out the rescue.
Three icebreaker has been deployed to the location. The ship is expected to arrive at the site before Friday. According to reports, no one was hurt in this tragedy.
This 74 passenger ship sent a distress signal received by the rescue coordination center in the UK December 25, 2013 morning. The coordination center was immediately contacted Australia which handles the region to carry out the rescue.
Three icebreaker has been deployed to the location. The ship is expected to arrive at the site before Friday. According to reports, no one was hurt in this tragedy.
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