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107 People Stranded in Antarctica

Posted by michael on from the global-warming-needed-quickly dept.

RedArmy18 writes "A German freighter carrying 107 people became trapped when the boat got stuck in the ice. Argentina was going to launch a rescue effort but it has been caught in a dispute over the cost, the Russian govt. has also considered sending an icebreaker to free the crew."

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  1. Re:USCG by Ivan+Raikov · · Score: 3, Informative

    Also, why the HELL are there researchers there now?

    A careful perusal of the article in question reveals that the ship was changing the crew at two research stations. Seems that work in these stations continues all year long.

    What I'm curious about is, why don't they send cargo airplanes to drop off packages of food (or helicopter fuel) near the ship, where they can be picked up by the crew.

    As for the Coast Guard ice breakers, the web sites of both the USCGC Healy and the USCGC Polar Star seem to suggest that these ships are operating in the Arctic this year. The web site of the USCGC Polar Sea was shut down, "due to recent events." Ah well.

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  2. Re:Arguing over the cost of saving lives... by TulioSerpio · · Score: 3, Informative

    1. I'm not going to defend my goverment.
    2. the Argentine army will run out of money next month(in spanish)

    3. They planned a rescue mission.(in spanish) with 2 problems, money and juridiction, argentina say must be local juridiction, no international, in case of problems.

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  3. South Africa Responded by gus+goose · · Score: 3, Informative
    South Africa responded as well ...

    Well, SA has the supplies, but does not have an icebreaker to get them there...

    gus

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