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Rescue for Antarctic ice-bound ship under threat (Chinese ice breaker may also be stuck)
BBC ^
| December 31, 2013
Posted on 12/31/2013 1:23:20 PM PST by Zakeet
A rescue mission for a ship trapped in ice in Antarctica is under threat as reports have emerged that one of the assisting vessels may itself be stuck.
Fifty-two passengers and four crew members were due to be evacuated by helicopter from China's Xue Long ship as soon as conditions allowed.
However, the Xue Long has barely moved in a day and may be stuck in the ice.
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KEYWORDS: agw; antarctic; antarctica; australia; china; climatechange; environment; globalwarming; russia; shokalskiy; unitedkingdom
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To: Zakeet
From Twitter: #spiritofmawson Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale a tale of a fateful trip...
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posted on
12/31/2013 2:33:45 PM PST
by
RightGeek
(FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
To: eyedigress
Don’t worry, they’re probably getting mine too. (Canadian).
They should be publicly shamed and fired from all these activities forevermore.
62
posted on
12/31/2013 2:35:52 PM PST
by
Bulwyf
To: Bulwyf
They should be privately funded, Much like the Railroads or Steel.
My government needs to back-off bigtime. Their Global Warming shit is starting to get a bit old.
63
posted on
12/31/2013 2:39:18 PM PST
by
eyedigress
((zOld storm chaser from the west)/ ?s)
To: reg45
Why do the Chinese have icebreakers?
64
posted on
12/31/2013 2:42:33 PM PST
by
Mercat
To: eyedigress
it was old to me by 2005. I had this argument out with our current best friends. They’re no longer my friends, I can’t be friends with stupid.
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posted on
12/31/2013 2:44:20 PM PST
by
Bulwyf
To: unixfox
And God moved upon the face of the ice and a ship full of global warming hoaxters disappeared from the face of the Earth, and God saw that it was good. Just maybe.
To: Mercat
Why do the Chinese have icebreakers? A) The area around Dalian (?) just might freeze over. Don't know.
B) Good to be prepared when they finally move on Siberia, and China extends its borders to the arctic. Don't laugh, I'm sure they're planning it.
67
posted on
12/31/2013 2:52:30 PM PST
by
sauron
("Truth is hate to those who hate Truth" --unknown)
To: Zakeet
and the RATS, take another one in the.........HA ha!!!
68
posted on
12/31/2013 2:53:36 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: Chode
69
posted on
12/31/2013 2:58:09 PM PST
by
Zeneta
To: JoeProBono
70
posted on
12/31/2013 3:16:05 PM PST
by
Fedupwithit
(Your opinion: It's all yours....don't expect me to listen to it, or even acknowledge it..)
To: Zeneta
LOLOL!!!
71
posted on
12/31/2013 3:17:17 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: Mercat
They have ice breakers to service their Antarctic research bases.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/19/us-china-antartica-idUSBRE9BI0BW20131219
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posted on
12/31/2013 3:19:27 PM PST
by
az_gila
To: Ezekiel
Yup. They’ll be looking at him when the smoked salmon and caviar runs out.
73
posted on
12/31/2013 3:19:48 PM PST
by
dhs12345
To: Zakeet
The next Ice Breaker will be sent from Cuba.
To: Zakeet
Yehova works in mysterious ways.
75
posted on
12/31/2013 3:23:52 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Cen-Tejas
76
posted on
12/31/2013 3:25:44 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Zakeet
77
posted on
12/31/2013 3:26:36 PM PST
by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
(There Is Still A Very Hot War On Terror, Just Not On The MSM. Rantburg.com)
To: Mercat
>> “Why do the Chinese have icebreakers?” <<
.
To get the wallflowers dancing?
.
78
posted on
12/31/2013 3:33:20 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: editor-surveyor
Personally, I’d like to see all the passengers rescued by Helicopter.
And as the last group lifts off, they can look back as the ship is crushed and broken into pieces.
79
posted on
12/31/2013 3:38:55 PM PST
by
Zeneta
To: Fedupwithit
80
posted on
12/31/2013 3:39:34 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
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