Antarctic researchers rescued from ice-bound ship

Name: Antarctic researchers rescued from ice-bound ship
Uploaded: 2014-01-02T11:38:29.000Z
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Description: Scientific researchers who had been stranded on board an ice-bound vessel in the Antarctic have been airlifted to safety.

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Scientific researchers who had been stranded on board an ice-bound vessel in the Antarctic have been airlifted to safety.

A helicopter from a Chinese ship ferried scientists and tourists from the Akademik Shokalskiy to a nearby Australian ice-breaker.

The Shokalskiy has been trapped since Christmas Eve. Its 22 crew remain on board.

The BBC's Andrew Luck-Baker reports.

Asia

2 January 2014