"Global Warming" - Antarctic weather foils Australian icebreaker rescue mission to trapped ship.(RT).
Snow showers, strong winds and poor visibility are hampering the rescue mission of an Australian icebreaker to reach the Russian scientific research vessel, Akademik Shokalskiy, stuck in sea ice off the coast of Antarctica since Christmas Day.The Aurora Australis was about 11 nautical miles (20 kms) from the stranded Russian ship, when its attempt to cut through was hampered due to poor visibility, says the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), which is coordinating the rescue.
"The weather condition is not safe for it to proceed, and it's gone back to open water," AMSA spokeswoman Lisa Martin told Reuters.
Now the Australian icebreaker is waiting at the edge of the sea ice, about 20 nautical miles (37km) from the Russian-made ship.Hmmm....... It was a privately-funded research expedition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of an Antarctic journey led by famous Australian explorer Douglas Mawson. The voyage was to visit inaccessible Antarctic huts.A hundred years ago they managed to 'sail' this passage now An icebreaker can't get trough the 'SummerIce'.Read the full story here.
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