Chinese helicopter saves 52 in Antarctica
By Wang Qian in Beijing and Xinhua aboard Xuelong | China Daily | Updated: 2014-01-03 08:31
Passengers rescued after 9 days aboard icebound ship
All 52 passengers stranded on the Russian research ship Akademik Shokalskiy in Antarctica for nine days were rescued by a Chinese helicopter on Thursday.
The helicopter from the Chinese icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, transferred the passengers to an ice floe close to Aurora Australis, an Australian Antarctic supply ship.
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