<p>The Argentine Navy on Sunday, March 11, rescued five American scientists stranded on Joinville Island in Antarctica.</p><p>A Sea King helicopter from the icebreaker Almirante Irizar airlifted the scientists to safety following a call for assistance from the United States Antarctic Program. Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a> said in a statement that thick ice in the Weddell Sea meant the US icebreaker Laurence M. Gould could not recover the team. The four scientists and one support worker</a> will be transferred to the Laurence M. Gould when weather conditions improved. Credit: Argentina Navy via Storyful</p><br />
