Article Review

This is my review on this article written by Henry Fountain on the 29th of December of 2013 in The New York Times

The writer talked about a Russian ship, named Shokalskiy, which is stuck in Antarctica, near Cape de la Motte, and the icebreakers, which are trying to help it move.

The Shokalskiy became stuck last Tuesday because of the strong winds. There are 74 people in the boat, all of them desperate to be rescued, however none of the icebreakers have managed to approach the Shokalskiy. The first icebreaker was the Chinese Xue Long, but unfortunately, it couldn’t get to the boat because of the thick ice. Now an Australian icebreaker, named Aurora Australis is on its first attempt to rescue the crew, mainly formed by scientists and tourists.

Experts say that if the Australian boat was unable to break the ice and had to leave the area, a helicopter would be sent from Xue Long to rescue the crew.

What’s sure is that the whole crew will be rescued either by boat or by helicopter.

 By Federico Herrero