A helicopter from a Chinese ship set down nearby, bringing in a crew to assess the landing situation.The aircraft left but then returned to begin ferrying the first passengers out to an Australian ice-breaker.The Shokalskiy has been trapped since Christmas Eve.
The reason why the icebreaker repeats scientific investigations made by Douglas Mawson and his team between 1911 and 1914. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority's (Amsa) Rescue Co-ordination Centre, which is overseeing the operation, had earlier said it was unlikely the rescue would go ahead on Thursday as hoped because of the sea-ice conditions.
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