The Swedish Maritime Administration said on Thursday that about 50 vessels are stuck in the thick ice the Baltic sea off Sweden`s east coast. Among the vessels there are six large passenger ferries which are in total carrying more than 2,000 passengers, the administration said in statement.
Two of the ferries, including the large Isabella passenger ferry carrying 1.322 passengers and crew, have been freed. The administration has sent all the ice breakers in the area to free the ferries, but gale-force winds are hampering the effort.
Fortunately, no one is hurt and there are no immediate plans to bring people off the ferries, but helicopters and military hovercraft are on standby in case evacuations become necessary, the administration added.
As I think, more and more natural disasters happened in 2010 at the beginning of the year, such as earthquake, typhoon, drought whatever. It is a bad omen for the human beings I think. In conclusion, human should do not destroy the natural environment anymore, and it needs pay more attention.
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