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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: agw; antarctic; antarctica; australia; china; climatechange; environment; globalwarming; russia; shokalskiy; unitedkingdom
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This is the worst case of global warming that we've seen down there in decades!

1 posted on 12/31/2013 1:23:20 PM PST by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

Darn that global warming.


2 posted on 12/31/2013 1:24:04 PM PST by jimbo123
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And in the middle of SUMMER.

3 posted on 12/31/2013 1:26:20 PM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your teaching is my delight.)
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I think all libs who buy into this nonsense should be on ships now to free the two stuck ships. May they all get trapped in the ice and hopefully not be heard of again or till the ice melts.


4 posted on 12/31/2013 1:26:28 PM PST by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: Zakeet

As we all know, this is just further proof of AGW/climate-change.


5 posted on 12/31/2013 1:27:33 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
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To: Zakeet

I’d like to know what the cost of three ice breakers and a helicopter rescue will be. I’d also like to see the fools responsible pay for it.


6 posted on 12/31/2013 1:28:59 PM PST by Dartman (CDN PM Stephen Harper may not be perfect, but we don't have to be ashamed or embarassed of him.)
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To: jimbo123

I’m glad their stuck! Send Gore the bill for it all!


7 posted on 12/31/2013 1:29:45 PM PST by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid!)
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To: Zakeet
The science is settled, ROTFLMAO!
8 posted on 12/31/2013 1:30:11 PM PST by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
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9 posted on 12/31/2013 1:30:20 PM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Zakeet

The MSM is trying so hard to ignore this, but it doesn’t seem to want to stay ignored.


10 posted on 12/31/2013 1:30:37 PM PST by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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To: Zakeet

They need to talk the Ruskies into borrowing one of their nuke powered ice breakers for this.


11 posted on 12/31/2013 1:30:37 PM PST by miliantnutcase
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To: Dartman

Maybe Algor can use some of his Al Jazeera terrorist money to pay for the rescues.


12 posted on 12/31/2013 1:30:39 PM PST by jimbo123
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To: Mouton

Ya gotta admit... this story is the gift that keeps on giving! Bunch of global warming Chicken Littles stuck in the ice that’s not sposed to be there! Romans 1:22 comes to mind.


13 posted on 12/31/2013 1:30:45 PM PST by FiddlePig
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Maybe their sending old ships because it’s old ice. New, old or thin. Next time I order a drink I’m going to ask for old ice.


14 posted on 12/31/2013 1:30:52 PM PST by spawn44 (MOO)
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To: Zakeet

Maybe the toilets will soon stop functioning. Seems to happen on a lot of ill-fated cruises.


15 posted on 12/31/2013 1:31:00 PM PST by NewHampshireDuo
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well at least the 98 million penguins in the north pole {that seems to be melting} can swim to the south pole that appears to be frozen beyond belief!!!


16 posted on 12/31/2013 1:33:07 PM PST by Cruz_West_Paul2016
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Now, if we could only get GreenPeace to send it’s fleet in...


17 posted on 12/31/2013 1:33:28 PM PST by DoughtyOne (ZERO is still zero!)
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To: JoeProBono
Ya got to shop a picture of AlGore in with that bunch :)
18 posted on 12/31/2013 1:33:30 PM PST by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
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To: Zakeet

They should be billed for the entire rescue operation


19 posted on 12/31/2013 1:33:56 PM PST by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: Zakeet

Only two countries have ice breakers that could reach them: Russia and the US. They are nuclear powered. This Chinese ship isn’t. It is stuck.


20 posted on 12/31/2013 1:34:46 PM PST by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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