A Chinese reporter aboard the Xue Long said Saturday that an iceberg had appeared overnight and was blocking the ship’s passage. The 101 crew members aboard the ship were described as safe and fully supplied.

The Polar Star was responding to a request from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, coordinator for the ongoing rescue operations.

The National Science Foundation manages the US Antarctic Program, which coordinates all science research and related logistics in Antarctica and on the Southern Ocean. McMurdo Station is the logistics hub for NSF’s research.

For more than 50 years, Coast Guard icebreaker crews have deployed to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, U.S. officials said. Before being cut short to help in the rescue mission, the cutter was deployed to help create a navigable shipping lane through the layers of sea ice in McMurdo Sound and permit the delivery of critical fuel and supplies to run the U.S. McMurdo and South Pole stations throughout the coming year.

据《洛杉矶时报》报道，美国海岸警卫队应澳大利亚海事安全局请求，派出“北极星号”破冰船前往救援被困南极的中俄船只。

澳大利亚海事安全局救援协调中心说，“北极星号”需要大约7天才能抵达两艘中俄船只被困的南极“联邦湾”。

获救的澳大利亚医生安德鲁5日说，获救者每个人手写的感谢信扫描后传真给了“雪龙”号船长和中国相关部门，他们希望“北极星”尽快抵达，营救中俄船只。

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