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MOSCOW — A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.
The icebreaker Captain Khlebnikov, with 101 passengers on board, got stuck in the ice this week near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea. It took the ship five days to get out of the ice, said Fareastern Shipping Co. spokeswoman Tatyana Kulikova.
The cruise was advertised as a unique opportunity to watch emperor penguins in their natural habitat. The Finnish-built icebreaker has been used as a cruise ship for several years and carries two helicopters.
