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January 1st, 2011

Purported "Balmy Conditions" In Polar Sea LocksTen Ships In -22 Degree Ice: Over 600 Crewmen Forced To Evacuate

Posted by: Barry Secrest
Published on January 1st, 2011 @ 07:48:00 pm , using 156 words

Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources

BBC News Rescue efforts are under way to evacuate more than 600 crew on 10 ships trapped in ice in the Sea of Okhotsk. The ice is up to 30cm (12 inches) thick in some places, according to the Russian news agency Itar-Tass. Signals are reported to ha… more »