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>> brilliant. >> but their relief doesn't last long, thick ice has forced the chinese ice breaker, the snow dragon to come to a halt. >> he was about six nautical miles away when the decision was made that the ice was too thick, beyond the vessel's capacity. and he turned around and went back through the channel that he'd created to open the water. >> a french rescue vessel also failed to penetrate the ice and has been turned back. but reinforcements are on the way. the australian ship is en route and expected to arrive sunday evening. the australian vessel is stronger than the snow dragon, a higher ice rating. in other words, it can cut through ice as deep as 1.35 meters compared to the snow dragons 1 meter or so. but we're hearing reports that the ice in the area is as deep as 2 meters. and that can mean those onboard