The MV Xue Long (which translates as Snow Dragon), was moving through the Amundsen Sea in “dense ice” when it struck the iceberg, China’s Ministry of Natural Resources said in a notice posted on its website.
The 20,000-tonne Snow Dragon was travelling at a speed of around three knots (5.56kph) at the time, when hitting an iceberg.
Chinese officials said dense fog was to blame for the collision, the ship’s mast and bulwark were damaged, but there were no injuries, personnel did work to remove huge chunks of ice from the vessel.
Read more and watch the footage video at: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/2183197/chinese-polar-research-ship-snow-dragon-hits-iceberg-antarctica