Another ship that has been helping environmental scientists carry out their research is being called back to carry outthe role it was originally intended to perform. Each Antarcticsummerforthepastfive years, the Swedish icebreaker Oden has been ploughing its way through the Polar ice delivering supplies to US scientists at bases spread around the Antarctic continent. This year, in an apologetic letter addressed to US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, the Swedish authorities told the US government that the ship would be returning to northern waters this year.
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