Icebreaker Shirase arrives in fast ice off Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - The icebreaker Shirase arrives in fast ice about 1,500 meters from Japan's Showa Base in the Antarctic on Dec. 26 for Japan's 49th Antarctic expedition. The vessel left Tokyo on Nov. 14. (Pool photo by reporter accompanying the expedition team)

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