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Friday, March 5, 2010 At least 30 ships still stuck in Baltic ice Four ferries carrying about 1,000 passengers have been freed from heavy ice off the coast of Sweden and were back in port Friday, said the Maritime Search and Rescue Center. Arctic winds hampered icebreakers' efforts to free the ferries and at least 30 other ships from the icy grip of the Baltic Sea on Thursday, according to Birger Knutsson, a spokesman for the maritime center, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The area with the worst ice was bounded by mainland Sweden, the Stockholm archipelago and the Finnish island of Aland, according to the Swedish Maritime Administration. -CNN For the full story: edition.cnn.com More Newswire stories Senator Menendez urges DHS on with container-screen mandate TSA director: 100 percent air cargo screening two years away Kenworth cites sluggish low-emission engine sales for one-week plant shutdown “Partially clothed” man jumps off Port of L.A. dock, drowns Today's Cargo News Archives	Click to browse past stories on these topics: Logistics Ports & Infrastructure Economic Outlook Environmental Impact Technology
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At least 30 ships still stuck in Baltic ice