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From: stevens@teklabs.UUCP (Steven J Silberberg)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Russian ships stranded
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Date: Tue, 18-Oct-83 11:52:16 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 18 11:52:16 1983
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	A number of Russian supply ships are stranded in the Arctic Sea because
an unusually cold summer froze them there.  They carry supplies vital to the
survival of many Siberian towns.  Rescue missions have not been working.  Air
rescue crews cannot compete with 150 MPH winds and ice breaking ships are slow
at best.
	This may be simplistic, but wouldn't it be something if the United
States offered to give its assistance to these supply ships?  Does anyone think
the USSR would accept this help?  Might that not ease tensions somewhat?  One
thing for speculation.  If the money used to build the last Trident nuclear
submarine were used for rescue, there would probably be enough money left over
to bail out Continental.
-- 
Steve Silberberg