Akademik Shokalskiy trapped by sea ice in AntarcticaI came across an article lambasting the Australian Antarctic Expedition scientists on board the MV Akademik Shokalskiy trapped by fast ice since Christmas Eve in the Commonwealth Bay region of Antarctica. Climate scientists and tourists are on board the vessel on the Spirit of Mawson voyage, retracing Sir Douglas Mawson's Antarctic expedition.
The ship found itself locked in thick ice after experiencing blizzard conditions which moved and piled up ice flows.
