professor chris turney turned the camera on himself to explain their predicament. listen here. >> the vessel has not moved for the last two days and we're surrounded by sea ice. we can't get through. the vessel is perfectly safe but we can't make passage forward. >> there that's a hearty bunch there. a bunch of tourists as well but they knew they weren't signing up for a carnival kreutz, which can be its own adventure. and while their stuck there, greg, they're just simply carrying out some extra scientific research, having a good time. >> wouldn't call antarctica a cruise. what happens now? >> the ship can't actually move in either direction right now. it has a reinforced hull, but it's not strong enough to break the sheets of iced that closed in around it. so right now, three icebreakers oren the way to its position. that ship is about 100 miles east now of the french-based