Polar expedition ship with 74 aboard sends a Christmas Day signal . Other vessels are heading for the stranded vessel . The ship is stuck near Antarctica , 200 nautical miles south of Australia . A British rescue coordination center received a satellite distress signal on Christmas morning from the Russian-flagged ship and contacted the Australian authority , which handles the Southern Ocean region where the vessel was stuck , an AMSA statement said . The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is supporting the rescue .
Polar expedition ship with 74 aboard sends a Christmas Day signal . Other vessels are heading for the stranded vessel . The ship is stuck near Antarctica , 200 nautical miles south of Australia . The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is supporting the rescue .