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The Argentinian ice breaker Almirante Irizar is expected to be in the area on Thursday, and the officials said they were confident it would be able to break the ice and free the vessel.
Essential crew members, living on supplies brought by the helicopters, will remain on board the Magdalena until the arrival of the Argentine icebreaker Almirante Irizar.
The Almirante Irizar will join a South African ship on the mission to rescue the Magdalena Oldendorff, a German vessel chartered by Russia, which has been frozen in a bay on the Princess Astrid Coast since 11 June.
The rescue ship has a Russian expert specialising on polar navigation – known as an "ice-pilot" – and will be aided by an Argentine ice-breaker, the Almirante Irizar, which is set to depart from Buenos Aires soon.
The Argentinian ice breaker Almirante Irizar is expected to be in the area on Thursday, and the officials said they were confident it would be able to break the ice and free the vessel.
Essential crew members, living on supplies brought by the helicopters, will remain on board the Magdalena until the arrival of the Argentine icebreaker Almirante Irizar.
The Almirante Irizar will join a South African ship on the mission to rescue the Magdalena Oldendorff, a German vessel chartered by Russia, which has been frozen in a bay on the Princess Astrid Coast since 11 June.
The rescue ship has a Russian expert specialising on polar navigation – known as an "ice-pilot" – and will be aided by an Argentine ice-breaker, the Almirante Irizar, which is set to depart from Buenos Aires soon.