All 52 passengers were airlifted on Thursday from a Russian research vessel icebound in Antarctica. Passengers were flown to the Australian ship in groups of 12 by a helicopter from a Chinese icebreaker. <br />The Akademik Shokalsky has been stuck in ice since December 24 100 nautical miles east of the French base Dumont d'Urville, with several icebreaking attempts failing to reach it. <br /> <br />Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gujarattv9 <br />Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Tv9Gujarat <br />Follow us on Pinterest at http://www.pinterest.com/tv9gujarat/pins
