中國的救援破冰船或被困南極冰面

All 52 passengers aboard a Russian research ship stuck in ice for over a week in Antarctica were airlifted to safety Thursday, but now there are concerns that a Chinese vessel involved in the rescue has also gotten stuck.

On Friday, the crew of the Chinese icebreaker Snow Dragon, which provided the helicopter used in the airlift, said they were worried about their ship's ability to move through the thick sea ice after remaining stationary for several days.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority says the Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis, tasked with taking the rescued passengers back to Australia, has been instructed to stay in the area temporarily in case the Snow Dragon needs help. The Authority said the crew of the Chinese ship will attempt to break through to open water early Saturday when tidal conditions are more favorable.一艘俄羅斯科學考察船在南極浮冰中被困一個多星期後，船上52名乘客已全部被直升機安全撤離，但目前擔心參與營救行動的中國破冰船“雪龍號”也會困在冰面。

“雪龍號”船員星期五說，他們擔心這艘破冰船在停止航行數天後，是否能從厚厚的冰層中駛過。“雪龍號”上的直升機完成了撤離俄羅斯科考船乘客的行動。

澳大利亞海事安全局說，澳大利亞破冰船“南極光號”已經接到指示，要暫時留在該地區，以備“雪龍號”需要幫助。“南極光號”負責把獲救乘客送到澳大利亞。澳大利亞海事
安全局說，“雪龍號”將於星期六清晨嘗試駛過冰層，那時的潮汐條件比較有利。