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Akademik Shokalskiy

The MV Akademik Shokalskiy got caught in encroaching ice off Antarctica in late December of 2013. The Russian ship's 52 passengers were airlifted to a nearby icebreaker more than a week later.

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The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson ticks off his top stories of 2014, featuring an ice-bound ship, holes in the tundra and Barack Obama.

Was the Spirit of Mawson Antarctic expedition serious science or a reckless tourist trip?

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The MV Akademik Shokalskiy stranded in ice off Antarctica on December 29. After a blizzard finally cleared the Russian ship's 52 passengers were airlifted to a nearby icebreaker.

Icebound Antarctic passengers airlifted to safety

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