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"The Antarctic Factor: if anything can fail, it'll. It's in essence Murphy's Law on steroids...." (Chris Turney) On Xmas Eve 2013, off of the shoreline of East Antarctica, an abrupt weather change caught the Shokalskiy - the ship carrying earth scientist Chris Turney and 71 others mixed up in Australasian Antarctic Expedition - in a densely packed armada of sea snow, 1,400 a long way from civilization. Using the ship's hull breached and steerage lost, the wind threatened to operate a vehicle the vessel into the iced continent, smashing it to bits. If close by floating icebergs found speed, they could cause a destructive collision, leaving short amount of time to abandon ship and possibly creating an environmental devastation. The forecast offered no relief - a blizzard was going their way. As Turney chronicles his modern-day ordeal, he revisits famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's harrowing Antarctic expedition almost a century prior. His ship, Strength, was caught and finally lost to the snow, forcing Shackleton and his men to deal with for survival on the great and treacherous icescape for just two years. Turney also attracts motivation from Douglas Mawson, whose Antarctic explorations were evenly legendary. But for Turney, the stakes were even higher - for unlike Shackleton or Mawson, he previously his better half and children with him. Yet there is another key difference: Shackleton and Mawson were completely take off; Turney's expedition was connected to the outside world through Tweets, YouTube, and Skype. Within hours, the team became the target of a media storm, and a global rescue effort premiered to reach the stranded ship. But may help arrive in time to avert a tragedy? A tight 21st-century survival account, Iced In is also an homage to Shackleton, Mawson, and other clinical explorers who embody the human being spirit of adventure, joy in breakthrough, and will to reside in. Cover photo thanks to Chris Turney/Intrepid Science
