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Antarctic resupply ship to replace broken Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina also breaks and returns to port

An Antarctic expedition ship chartered to replace Australia's broken icebreaker has had to limp back to Hobart due to mechanical problems.

Australia's multi-million-dollar icebreaker, the RSV Nuyina, which conducts science missions and ferries scientists and supplies to Antarctica, only started service late last year.

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