All 52 tourists and scientists on board a Russian research ship stuck in the Antarctic have now been rescued.<br /><br />A Chinese helicopter picked them up from the stricken Akademik Shokalskiy, which had been blocked by ice since Christmas Eve.<br /><br />The passengers were being transferred to an Australian supply ship, while the 22-strong Russian crew are expected to remain on board the vessel. <br /><br />All are believed to be in good condition.<br /><br />The evacuation was finally able to happen after blizzards, fog and shifting sea ice had hampered earlier evacuation attempts.<br /><br />The scientists from countries including Australia, <br />and Britain were taking part in an expedition marking the centenary of an Antarctic journey by Australian explorer Douglas Mawson.
