Antarctic Ship Rescue

• US Icebreaker Reaches Stranded Australian Trawler

  A US ship reached an Australian fishing trawler stuck in Antarctic pack ice today and was working to free the stricken vessel, rescue authorities said.

• US Icebreaker Closing in on Stranded Australian Ship

  A US ship was "dodging massive icebergs" as it races to help an Australian fishing vessel stuck in the Antarctic ice, rescue authorities said today.

• Rescued Antarctic scientists back on dry land

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

• Rescued Antarctic group due in Australia in two weeks

  A group of scientists, tourists and journalists rescued by helicopter from their icebound ship in Antarctica is due back in Australia in a fortnight, officials said on Tuesday.

• US icebreaker heads to Antarctic to help stuck ships

  A US icebreaker was dispatched Sunday to assist an icebound Russian research ship and Chinese vessel trapped during a rescue bid in Antarctica, as the leader of a group airlifted to safety rejected French criticism of their expedition.

• 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.

• Relief at Antarctic rescue turns to fear for Chinese ship

  The Chinese icebreaker that came to the rescue of a Russian ship stranded in Antarctica, helping evacuate dozens of passengers, has signalled it may now be trapped in heavy ice, Australian authorities said on Friday.

• 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.

• Rescue begins for icebound ship in Antarctica

  A long-awaited rescue of passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for more than a week finally got under way on Thursday, with a helicopter scooping up the first group of passengers and flying them to a nearby vessel, expedition leaders said.

• Antarctic helicopter rescue of trapped ship passengers delayed due to sea ice

  A planned helicopter rescue of 52 passengers on a Russian ship stranded in Antarctic ice since Christmas Eve was delayed on Thursday due to unfavourable sea ice conditions in the area.

• Helicopter to free ship passengers trapped in Antarctic ice

  A helicopter from a Chinese icebreaker is set to lift passengers from a Russian ship stranded in Antarctic since Christmas Eve, putting an end to a nine-day international rescue cooperation.

• 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 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.

• Rescue of stranded Antarctic ship stalls

  A Chinese icebreaker has failed to break through thick ice to free a ship carrying scientists and tourists stranded off Antarctica, forcing Australian authorities to look at other rescue options on Saturday.