A Russian ship with more than 50 passengers from different countries gets stuck in ice on an Antarctic expedition. An Australian ship and a French ship rush to its rescue but both find the ice too thick. Then a Chinese ice breaker joins the rescue mission. Finally a Chinese helicopter rescues the passengers, but the Chinese vessel runs into trouble. The United States then dispatches an ice cutter to help them. Luckily the ice melted soon enough for all ships to break free and solve the crisis.
Seldom do we see international co-operation to solve a problem on this scale. It was almost like a Utopian world rooted in friendship and understanding.