中国直升机开始撤离俄罗斯科考船乘客
Dozens of passengers aboard a Russian research ship stuck for over a week in Antarctic ice are being evacuated Thursday, after a rescue helicopter finally was able to land nearby.
Video posted on Twitter by Chris Turney, one of the scientists on the ship, showed a Chinese helicopter carrying passengers from the Akademik Shokalskiy, which has been stranded since Christmas Eve.
Fifty-two passengers - including scientists, tourists, and journalists - are waiting to board the helicopter, 12 at a time. They will be carried to an Australian icebreaker ship, which they will then take on a weeks-long journey to land.
Blizzard conditions hampered previous attempts to evacuate the passengers by helicopter. Icebreaker ships from China, Australia, and France had also failed to reach the Russian vessel.一艘俄罗斯科学考察船上的数十名乘客星期四开始撤离，此前一架担任营救任务的直升机终于得以在附近冰面降落。这艘科考船被困超过一星期。
俄罗斯科考船上的科学家图尔尼放在推特上的录像画面显示，一架中国直升机正在搭载“绍卡利斯基院士号”的乘客。自圣诞夜以来，这艘科考船一直困在南极的浮冰中。
包括科学家、旅游者和记者在内的52名乘客等待登上这架直升机，每批12人。他们将被送上一艘澳大利亚破冰船，航行数星期后才能登陆。
此前直升机撤离乘客的行动因暴风雪天气而受阻。来自中国、澳大利亚和法国的破冰船都未能接近“绍卡利斯基院士号”。
