The Chinese icebreaker Xue Long, which just rescued Prof. Turney and his alarmist-tourism party from their ice-bound ship, is now stuck in the ice as well.From the Australian Maritime Safety Authority:
Aurora Australis on standby as a precautionary measure
Xue Long notified AMSA at 1pm AEDT this afternoon it has concerns about their ability to move through heavy ice in the area.
The Aurora Australis has been placed on standby by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's (AMSA) Rescue Coordination Centre Australia (RCC Australia) to remain in open water in the area as a precautionary measure.
The Xue Long has advised RCC Australia that it will attempt to manoeuvre through the ice when tidal conditions are most suitable during the early hours of 4 January 2014.
There is no immediate danger to personnel on board the Xue Long.
Please keep an eye on AMSA's Twitter feed @AMSA_News for updates.
Keep in mind the Xue Long and Aurora Australis are down in the Antarctic on resupply missions for Chinese and Australian research stations, and this latest development continues to delay their primary mission. All thanks to a stunt by the alarmists.