Icebreaker unable to reach Antarctic ship

Updated December 31 2013 - 11:44am, first published 4:25am

A stranded research ship, with explorers from the Illawarra on board, will spend its seventh night wedged in Antarctic sea ice after strong winds pushed back an Australian icebreaker sent to its rescue.

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