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Helicopter rescue for stranded Antarctic ship aborted
The latest attempt to rescue the crew and passengers of a Russian ship stuck in the Antarctic ice since Dec. 24 failed early Wednesday morning.A helicopter heading to evacuate the 74 passengers of the Akademik Shokalskiy was forced to abort its mission as rain and dangerous winds made it unsafe to fly. A previous rescue attempt by a Chinese icebreaker vessel also was forced back after almost becoming trapped as well.View Akademik Shokalskiy in a larger map The ship is …
