The ‘Scenic Eclipse II’ was sailing through the Ross Sea in Antarctica on Jan. 17 when it got stuck in a thick sheet of ice and required assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard.

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A U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker assisted an Antarctica cruise ship after shifting pack ice slowed its voyage, allowing it to ...

The Scenic Eclipse II had become "beset in pack ice" when its captain contacted the Polar Star, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, ...

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