Helicopter Rescues 52 Stranded on Ship in Antarctic Ice

After a group of 74 passengers and crew members were stranded on an ice-bound ship in Antarctic waters for more than a week, the 52 passengers aboard the Russian research vessel were lifted to safety on Thursday. A Chinese helicopter transported them from the stranded MV Akademik Shokalskiy to the Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis Initial rescue attempts over the weekend by the Chinese icebreaker MV Xue Long and the Aurora Australis were unsuccessful because the ice was too thick. Harsh wea...