An attempt to rescue passengers from a stricken Russian ship in the Antarctic is set to begin shortly, Australia’s maritime authority said Thursday, after weather conditions improved. The Akademik Shokalskiy, carrying 74 passengers and crew, has not moved since it became trapped about 100 nautical miles east of the French base Dumont d’Urville on December 24. Efforts to free it using icebreaking ships have failed, with the Australian government’s supply ship Aurora Australis admitting Tuesday […]
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