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The crew of the Royal Navy's Portsmouth-based ice patrol vessel has rescued a cruise ship threatened by Antarctic ice.
BBC: HMS Protector approaches MS Fram
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Working at a speed of two knots, HMS Protector broke the four-metre thick ice, which had trapped the cruise ship's bow, in two hours.
BBC: HMS Protector approaches MS Fram
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The horseshoe inlet at Deception Island, a live volcano, is half-frozen, and the ship breaks through ice, splitting open a lane of water, an incredibly satisfying feeling.
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According to the listed specs, it features a 4.5-inch HD Colorboost (720 x 1, 280) display, 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, and will ship with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and (predictably) looks very much like the Droid RAZR.
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Submarine crews practice surfacing the 8, 000-ton submarines, directly through thick ice or in nearby open waters, and learn to avoid hitting another ship.
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