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Whalers accused of kidnapping activists| An anti-whaling group is accusing the crew of a vessel of kidnapping 2 activists who climbed on board the ship to try to stop its whaling operations | |
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| Jan.17 |
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  Anti-whaling activists handed over| 2 activists who were seized by a Japanese whaling vessel two days ago have been handed over to Australian officials on a ship in the Antarctic | |
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| Mar.3 |
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 Whaling Japanese ship attacked with acid Anti-whaling protesters hurled containers of butyric acid at a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctic waters, injuring four crew members
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| Mar.26 |
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Massive ice shelf on verge of breakup Some 220 square miles of ice has collapsed and an ice shelf about seven times the size of Manhattan is 'hanging by a thread'
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| Nov.29 |
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New rifts form on ice shelf| Scientists have identified new rifts on an ice shelf that could lead to it breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula | |
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| Dec.4 |
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 Cruise ship strikes ice, stranded on coast| The Ushuaia, carrying 89 passengers and 33 crew members, was stranded on the coast of Antarctica after striking ice | |
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  Stranded Antarctic cruise ship evacuated| All 122 people aboard Panamanian-flagged Ushuaia, stranded off Antarctica, have been evacuated by helicopters and 2 Chilean navy ships | |
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