Fed: Icebreaker reaches stranded Antarctic ship

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: January 13, 2002 | Copyright information


AAP General News (Australia)

01-13-2002

Fed: Icebreaker reaches stranded Antarctic ship

CANBERRA, Jan 13 AAP - Australian Antarctic workers hope to free a ship stranded in
pack ice after an icebreaker reached it today.

The Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis smashed its way through eight kilometres
of pack ice today to reach the stranded supply ship Polar Bird.

The icebreaker was diverted to help after the Polar Bird was tr...

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