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People rescue a finless porpoise, which was trapped in fishing nets, in Duchang section of Yangtze River, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 31, 2013. (Xinhua/Zhan Dingpeng)

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Students wait to enter the examination center in Shanghai Normal University in east China's Shanghai, Jan. 4, 2014. The 3-day national postgraduate exam of 2014 began on Saturday. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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Students walk out of the examination center after the fist exam in Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 4, 2014. The 3-day national postgraduate exam of 2014 began on Saturday. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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People enjoy snow fun at a snow resort in Beidaihe, north China's Hebei province, Jan. 4, 2014. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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Workers top the major steel structure of the Taishan Station, China's fourth research station in Antarctica, Jan. 3, 2014. The topping work is finished here Friday. The Taishan Station is set up between the existing Zhongshan and Kunlun Stations to provide logistical support. It will be used to study geology, glaciers, geomagnetism and the atmosphere in Antarctica. (Xinhua/Tang Zhijian)

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Couples rush to register for marriage to mark an auspicious date in Beijing on Jan 3, 2014. The date sounds a lot like a declaration of adoration in Chinese, "I will love you forever." [ECNS.cn]

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Xiamen International Marathon, the first major marathon of 2014, gets underway. The annual event attracted thousands of runners from 45 countries and regions to the island city in Fujian province on Thursday. [Photo: China Daily]

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kwaigonegin said:

Guys, I think you all need to read the article carefully!

The ship that was stuck is NOT the Aurora.. it's the Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy. the Chinese Kamov was used to transport the folks to the Aurora. That last picture Gerry posted is clearly the Shokalskiy and not the Aurora which is red. the white and blue is the stranded Russian ship.
I believe the reason was they had a last minute change of plan. Initially the were suppose to transport the passengers from the Chinese icebreaker to the Aurora by boat but instead they decided to helivac them straight. The had already prepared a makeshift helipad so that's why they landed on it instead of the helipad. As to why they didn;t use Auroa's helicpter who knows! maybe they were in routine maintenance or the russian ship had some contractual/legal reasons for the Chinese to do the rescue. We also don;t know what kind of chopper is on board the Aurora. You want to minimize the trip so you want the biggest chopper you can get. My guess is the Kamov can also take in more people than the helo in the Aurora.The Chinese icebreaker was also the closest to the stuck ship which I'm sure was also a critical reason.

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A road construction site collapsed in Xinpu District of Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu province. (Photo: news.cn/Chinanews.com)

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Members of Chinese Antarctic exploration team enjoy various activities aboard the icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, in Antarctica, Jan. 5, 2014. The icebreaker has been trapped by heavy flow since it rescued passengers on a Russian vessel stranded in Antarctica. Parts of the scientific research on Xuelong are underway while all crew and passengers aboard the research vessel are making efforts to get out of trouble. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

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Zhong Quanfeng spray water over succulent plants in his plant tent in Xiaocaoe Town of Yuyao, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 4, 2014. Zhong, who planted organic vegetables and fruits after retiring from army in 2006, had an idea to build the first succulent plant base of Ningbo in August of 2013. After raising money and construction, his 5-mu (about 0.33 hectare) succulent plant was finished one month later. Now there are more than one thousand kinds of succulent plants, such as kalanchoe eriophylla Hilsenb, Echeveria cv. Mebina, Echeveria agavoides and Echeveria minima, in his garden, which attract many enthusiasts and visitors. (Xinhua/Wu Daqing)

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A woman visits the succulent plant tent of Zhong Quanfeng in Xiaocaoe Town of Yuyao, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 4, 2014.

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Tourists visit the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (HKZBG) in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 4, 2014. The HKZBG occupies an area of 5.6 hectares with more than 1,000 species of plants, where about 300 birds, 70 mammals and 20 reptiles are housed in 40 enclosures. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

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A woman displays a set of special stamps entitled "Jiawu Year", marking the Year of the Horse, in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu province, Jan. 5, 2014. China Post issued the Lunar New Year special stamp on Sunday. (Xinhua/Sun Can)

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Herdsman ride camel's during a culture event in Xi Ujimqin Qi, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2014. A camel culture festival was held here on Sunday. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)

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People enjoy camel-sledding during a culture event in Xi Ujimqin Qi, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2014.

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Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2014 shows a child in traditional holiday attire of the Mongolian ethnic group at an ice and snow carnival in West Ujimqin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The winter carnival lasts from Jan. 4 to Jan. 5 here. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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kwaigonegin said:

The camel is a pretty amazing and versatile animal that exists on both extremes. The hot and dry deserts of West Asia and the cold barren land of Mongolia and Western China.

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