Passengers on board a Russian research ship are still anxiously awaiting rescue, nearly a week after being trapped in Antarctic ice.
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![People gather on the ice next to the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy which has been trapped in thick ice for nearly one week, East Antarctica, Dec. 27, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e5b4e91d-03fb-4d98-9948-07b690b8b5a2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People gather on the ice next to the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy which has been trapped in thick ice for nearly one week, East Antarctica, Dec. 27, 2013.
![Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy is trapped in thick ice, East Antarctica, Dec. 27, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/131c21d4-891f-44e7-b7a0-fa225aa75aab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy is trapped in thick ice, East Antarctica, Dec. 27, 2013.
![South Korean graduate Yoo Hye-jin checks her smartphone during a graduation ceremony at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a560c959-cdde-4f6c-8d2b-530a51682a69_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South Korean graduate Yoo Hye-jin checks her smartphone during a graduation ceremony at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul.