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cd157cfcebee34313c2a8f36c8996518 n Antarctica coast before the icebreaker Araon finally pushed through and reached the Sparta on Monday, New Zealand Rescue Coordination Center spokeswoman Rosalie Neilson said.The arrival was a relief to the crew, which had been desperately pumping out near-frozen sea water while awaiting rescue. At one point, more than half of those on board were forced onto life rafts.The crew is made up of 15 Russians, 16 Indonesians and one Ukrainian.A New Zealand air force cargo plane had previously made two parachute drops of pumps and hull patching gear that had helped keep the single-hulled Sparta from sinking.Search and rescue coordinator Mike Roberts said the South Korean vessel was alongside Sparta transferring fuel to it to change its trim or how it's sitting in the water so the bow rises clear of the sea, exposing the damaged area of hull.Roberts said crew from both ships will attempt to weld a "doubler plate" over the hole one external and a second inside. If
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