The Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy is trapped in thick Antarctic ice 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia, on December 27, 2013. The research ship, with 74 scientists, tourists and crew on board, was on a research expedition to Antarctica when it got stuck Tuesday after a blizzard's whipping winds pushed the sea ice around the ship, freezing it in place. (Photo by Andrew Peacock/Australasian Antarctic Expedition/Footloose Fotography)
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