Chinese Icebreaker Is Stuck In Ice After Antarctic Research Vessel Rescue 361
New submitter Cochonou writes "In an unforeseen turn of events, the Sydney Morning Herald reports that the Chinese icebreaker Xue Long is now stuck in heavy Antarctic pack ice, just a day after its helicopter was used for the rescue of the passengers onboard the ice-trapped MV Akademik Shokalskiy. The Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis, which is now carrying the passengers of the Shokalskiy, has been placed on standby to assist. The Chinese vessel is waiting for favorable tidal conditions on Saturday to make another attempt at freeing itself."
Hey dawg.. (Score:5, Funny)
We heard you needed an ice rescue, so we're sending you an ice rescue for your ice rescue.
What to do, what to do, call an ice breaker? (Score:3, Funny)
Yo Dawg, I herd you like to break ice, so I put an ice breaker in your ice breaker so you can break ice while you break ice.
Re:Hey dawg.. (Score:5, Funny)
Or to quote Hot Shots Part Deux,
Now we have to go in to get the men who went in to get the men who went in to get the men.
How much ice.. (Score:5, Funny)
could an icebreaker break, if it could actually break some freakin' ice!
Fiasco (Score:2, Funny)
International cooperation (Score:5, Funny)
I just think it is cool there is such cooperation between Russia, China, and Australia on this "saving" of essentially Antarctic party animals, on a Russian drinking and discovery cruise.
JJ
That's a problem... (Score:5, Funny)
That's the problem with Chinese ice breakers. You get stuck again in an hour.
Re:Hey dawg.. (Score:5, Funny)
Additionally, the captain was overheard saying "I'm getting too old for this shi...p"
Re:Just remember now... (Score:1, Funny)
Remember kids, when a poster uses words like ecofascism, you'll be much better off ignoring the rest of what they type. Spend that time doing something constructive, like scratching your balls.
Re:Climate Change Made Simple (Score:4, Funny)
To be fair, January is the middle of summer in Antarctica. That said, within the past decade I've still seen it snow in June in NY and have gone outside on Christmas in shorts. Personally, I'm in favor of the God Is Trolling Everybody theory.
Ice breaker? (Score:2, Funny)
Why do they keep using that term? I do not think it means what they think it means.
Re:Hey dawg.. (Score:5, Funny)
well, they're not on the ship that's stuck now(the chinese breakers helicopter used to get them to the ship)..
just on the one that will get stuck soon.
Re:Hey dawg.. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Just remember now... (Score:5, Funny)
Just like gravity
Go outside and look up. What do you see? Birds! Gravity isn't stopping them. If gravity were real why do we see things like dust floating around seemingly freely. Gravity is just a scam to keep airline profits sky-high.
Obvious sarcasm is obvious- I hope.