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Antarctic cargo ship Happy Diamond, chartered to replace beleaguered icebreaker RSV Nuyina, runs aground off Mawson Station

The Happy Diamond, pictured in Hobart the last time it returned to port with problems. (ABC News: Luke Bowden)

An Antarctic cargo ship chartered to replace Australia's broken icebreaker is on its way back to Hobart after running aground at Mawson Station during a resupply mission.

The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) chartered the Happy Diamond after its multi-million-dollar icebreaker, the RSV Nuyina, was forced to miss the season due to mechanical faults that have seen it stuck in Singapore for repairs.

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