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Chinese helicopter saves 52 in Antarctica

By Wang Qian in Beijing and Xinhua aboard Xuelong | China Daily | Updated: 2014-01-03 08:31

Passengers rescued after 9 days aboard icebound ship

All 52 passengers stranded on the Russian research ship Akademik Shokalskiy in Antarctica for nine days were rescued by a Chinese helicopter on Thursday.

The helicopter from the Chinese icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, transferred the passengers to an ice floe close to Aurora Australis, an Australian Antarctic supply ship.

Chinese helicopter saves 52 in Antarctica

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