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Chinese icebreaker Xuelong prepares for breaking-out(2/6)

2014-01-07 08:52 Xinhua Web Editor:Wang YuXia
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Icebreaker Xuelong is trapped in thick ice, in Antarctica, Jan. 6, 2014. Trapped Chinese research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong warmed up its engine and tried to broaden an "ice-breaking runway" on Monday, preparing for a possible westerly wind favorable for its breaking-out. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

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