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Australian Icebreaker Home For Repairs After Antarctica Grounding
Australia's flagship icebreaker has arrived home for repairs after running aground in Antarctica, as the government thanked international teams from China, Japan and the United States for helping to evacuate the expeditioners on board.
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Australian Icebreaker Refloated In Antarctica After Grounding
An Australian icebreaker that ran aground in Antarctica during a blizzard has been successfully refloated, officials said Saturday.
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Antarctic Expeditioners Rescued From Australian Icebreaker
Expeditioners stranded on Australia's flagship icebreaker, which ran aground in Antarctica, were today rescued by barge, ahead of attempts to refloat the ship.
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Australian Icebreaker Runs Aground In Antarctica
A ferocious blizzard today was hampering attempts to rescue 68 expeditioners and crew stranded on Australia's flagship icebreaker Aurora Australis after it broke its mooring and ran aground in frozen Antarctica.
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Drone Helps Icebreaker Navigate Treacherous Antarctic
The Australian Antarctic Division said the UAV was proving to be a valuable addition to the current suite of sea-ice navigation tools
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Australian Icebreaker Home For Repairs After Antarctica Grounding
Australia's flagship icebreaker has arrived home for repairs after running aground in Antarctica, as the government thanked international teams from China, Japan and the United States for helping to evacuate the expeditioners on board.
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Australian Icebreaker Refloated In Antarctica After Grounding
An Australian icebreaker that ran aground in Antarctica during a blizzard has been successfully refloated, officials said Saturday.
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Antarctic Expeditioners Rescued From Australian Icebreaker
Expeditioners stranded on Australia's flagship icebreaker, which ran aground in Antarctica, were today rescued by barge, ahead of attempts to refloat the ship.
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Australian Icebreaker Runs Aground In Antarctica
A ferocious blizzard today was hampering attempts to rescue 68 expeditioners and crew stranded on Australia's flagship icebreaker Aurora Australis after it broke its mooring and ran aground in frozen Antarctica.
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Drone Helps Icebreaker Navigate Treacherous Antarctic
The Australian Antarctic Division said the UAV was proving to be a valuable addition to the current suite of sea-ice navigation tools
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
