Antarctic rescue gets under way – in pictures

First pictures from the Guardian's Laurence Topham as a Chinese helicopter arrives at the icebound Akademik Shokalskiy in the Antarctic in an apparent first step towards evacuating passengers and crewLaurence Topham

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 2, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Laurence Topham Tags: theguardian.com World news Editorial Antarctica Environment Science Source Type: news