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An icebreaker in waters off the far eastern coast of Russia, the Admiral Makarov, has towed one of three ships that had been stuck in freezing waters for a week 24 miles toward clear water.
The icebreaker reached the scene Thursday after enormous effort, breaking a channel through the ice.
However, the stranded vessel's journey out of the icy trap is not over yet. Another icebreaker, Magadan, picked up the slack and is now towing it further away from the danger zone.
“The situation is normal. We are getting out of the ice,"
Dmitry Sova, the second mate on the vessel Professor Kizevetter, told RT.
"One of the other ships tried to free us, but it was unsuccessful. We are very happy, we will be home soon. We hope everything will be alright. We are hoping to reach clear waters by Friday night.”
According to official reports there is no immediate danger to the crew, as they have enough food and supplies for the moment.
Two more ships remain locked in the ice in the Bay of Sakhalin after getting into trouble on December 30.
The rescue operation has been monitored from Moscow and by local authorities.
The Admiral Makarov is now on its way to the biggest of the three vessels, the Sodruzhestvo, which has about 300 people stranded onboard.
Photo Kristan Hutchison
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