Tag: Antarctic sea

• Saturday, January 31st 2026 - 23:28 UTC

  U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker frees luxury cruise ship trapped in Antarctic sea ice

  

  A high-end expedition cruise vessel, the Scenic Eclipse II, received assistance from the heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star after becoming beset by dense sea ice in the Ross Sea in mid-January, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 20:01 UTC

  Antarctic sea ice reaches all-time low, according to new scientific report

  

  A new scientific report has shown that the icy mass in Antarctica has shrunk below 1.4 million square kilometers for the first time since measurements began being recorded in 1978.