Researchers Stranded In Antarctica

The French research crew had endured a long, difficult winter at their station on a tiny cluster of islands just off the Antarctic coast, but relief was on the way.

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.

Passengers on a Russian research ship trapped in thick Antarctic ice faced an uncertain wait on Sunday for one last icebreaking attempt with no guarantees of success.

The French research crew had endured a long, difficult winter at their station on a tiny cluster of islands just off the Antarctic coast, but relief was on the way.

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.

Passengers on a Russian research ship trapped in thick Antarctic ice faced an uncertain wait on Sunday for one last icebreaking attempt with no guarantees of success.