Akademik Shokalskiy

• Rescued Antarctic scientists back on dry land

  Scientists whose Antarctic expedition became trapped in sea ice finally returned to dry land on Wednesday.

• Trapped ships break through Antarctic ice

  Two ships - a Chinese icebreaker and a Russian research vessel - broke free on Tuesday from thick Antarctic ice where they had been trapped for days.

• Rescued Antarctic passengers resume journey home

  An Australian icebreaker carrying 52 passengers who were retrieved from an icebound ship in the Antarctic resumed its journey home on Saturday.

• Chinese ship used in Antarctic rescue stuck in ice

  A Chinese icebreaker that went to the aid of a Russian ship stuck in heavy floes in Antarctica has now itself become trapped by ice, officials said Saturday, sparking anger about the impact of the rescue on polar expeditions.

• Stranded Antarctic passengers evacuated to freedom

  All 52 passengers who spent Christmas and New Year trapped on an icebound Russian research vessel in Antarctica were airlifted on Thursday in a dramatic rescue mission.

• Trapped Antarctic ship passengers can't go overboard with New Year celebrations

  Passengers and crew aboard a Russian ship trapped for eight days in ice off Antarctica planned to ring in the New Year with dinner, drinks and song as they waited for a break in a blizzard to allow a Chinese helicopter to rescue them.

• Antarctic ship passengers to be evacuated by Chinese helicopter: Russia

  Russia said on Monday that most of the passengers stranded on a scientific expedition ship off Antarctica will be evacuated by a Chinese helicopter should the weather allow.

• Antarctic blizzard halts icebreaker's bid to rescue stranded ship

  An Antarctic blizzard has halted an Australian icebreaker's bid to reach a Russian ship trapped for a week with 74 people onboard, rescuers said on Monday.

• Cracking ice bodes well for Antarctica ship rescue

  Ice that has trapped a Russian ship with 74 people on board in Antarctica appeared to be cracking up on Sunday, raising hopes for a rescue.

• Icebreakers rush to help ship trapped in Antarctic ice

  Three icebreakers are en route to an area off the coast of Antarctica to help free a vessel carrying 74 people, including a scientific expedition team, which is stranded in thick sheets of ice, officials said on Thursday.