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Antarctica rescue mission / Argentine icebreaker will try to free trapped scientists 

An Argentine ice-breaking ship set off for Antarctica on Tuesday to help rescue a supply ship that has been trapped by an ice shelf in horrible weather for more than two weeks.

The Almirante Irizar, operated by the Argentine navy and considered one of the toughest icebreakers in South America, is expected to arrive in about 10 days at the ice shelf, located close to the South Pole. . .

The ship is in no danger while it floats in the safety of the bay, but crew members have been forced to ration food to one meal a day and supplies are expected to last another month at most.

A spokesman for South Africa's ministry of environmental affairs and tourism told Agence France Presse that the stranded passengers and crew earlier said their first request was for cigarettes, then sugar, butter and coffee. [This graph only]

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