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Stuck in Antarctica

The MV Akademik Shokalskiy is pictured stranded in ice in Antarctica, December 29, 2013. Fog and heavy snow mean the 74 passengers on the Russian ship stranded in Antarctica for over a week are likely to ring in the New Year trapped in the ice, as a rescue helicopter on a nearby Chinese ship waits for the weather to clear. The helicopter on board the Snow Dragon will be used after an Australian icebreaker failed to reach the trapped Akademik Shokalskiy, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said.

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Stuck in Antarctica

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  1. Stuck in Antarctica The MV AkademikShokalskiy is pictured stranded in ice in Antarctica, December 29, 2013. Fog and heavy snow mean the 74 passengers on the Russian ship stranded in Antarctica for over a week are likely to ring in the New Year trapped in the ice, as a rescue helicopter on a nearby Chinese ship waits for the weather to clear. 

  2. A crew member of the AkademikShokalskiy walks on the snow-covered aft deck of the stranded ship in the Antarctic, December 29, 2013. 

  3. Chris Fogwill (bottom) and Chris Turney, co-leaders of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, are pictured below deck in the front hold of the stranded AkademikShokalskiy, as they prepare equipment in case of a helicopter evacuation, in Antarctica, December 30, 2013. 

  4. Barbara Tucker, a passenger aboard the trapped ship MV AkademikShokalskiy, looks at an Adelie penguin walking by on the ice off East Antarctica December 29, 2013, some 100 nautical miles east of French Antarctic station Dumont D'Urville and about 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Tasmania. 

  5. Professor Chris Turney, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, is pictured talking to international media from the top deck of the stranded MV AkademikShokalskiy in Antarctica, December 30, 2013. 

  6. Nicole De Losa, a passenger on board the MV AkademikShokalskiy, waves to a helicopter sent from the Chinese icebreaker Xue Long (Snow Dragon) to assess ice conditions around the Russian ship in East Antarctica, December 29, 2013. 

  7. A thin coat of snow covers the deck of the trapped ship MV AkademikShokalskiy in East Antarctica, December 29, 2013. 

  8. The Xue Long (Snow Dragon) Chinese icebreaker sits in the ice pack unable to get through to the MV AkademikShokalskiy in East Antarctica, December 28, 2013. 

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