China's icebreaker heads to open water
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="icebreaker">icebreaker</span>, <span word="Xuelong">Xuelong</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Snow">Snow</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span>, <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Antarctic">Antarctic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="floes">floes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 6 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="lighter">lighter</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 30<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Antarctic">Antarctic</span> <span word="expedition">expedition</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="Akademik">Akademik</span> <span word="Shokalskiy">Shokalskiy</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="westerly">westerly</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="loosening">loosening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="CCTV">CCTV</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Xuelong">Xuelong</span> <span word="ferried">ferried</span> 52 <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Akademik">Akademik</span> <span word="Shokalskiy">Shokalskiy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Xuelong">Xuelong</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> 3 <span word="to">to</span> 4 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="thick">thick</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>-<span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="capability">capability</span>.</p><p><span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="Tanzhou">Tanzhou</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Antarctic">Antarctic</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Oceanic">Oceanic</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Xuelong">Xuelong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="breakout">breakout</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="freeing">freeing</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>-<span word="established">established</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="floes">floes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="icebergs">icebergs</span>.</p>
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