World Briefing | Antarctica: First Attempts Fail to Free Ship Stranded by Heavy Ice
Friday, December 27, 2013 - 23:30
in Earth & Climate
Icebreakers sent to free a stranded Russian research ship, the Akademik Shokalskiy, off Antarctica were stopped by heavy ice within sight of the ship, officials said early Saturday.
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