Ships Stuck in Ice in Baltic Sea - In Pictures

Dozens of ships are stuck in the ice in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. One of the ships is a ferry boat carrying 900 passengers. Ice-breakers are currently working to free it so it can finish its journey to the Swedish capital Stockholm. Coast guards say the ships ignored ice warnings.

Strong winds and freezing temperatures are making it difficult for the ice breakers to free the trapped vessels. As soon as the ice is broken, the water very quickly freezes again.

Sweden has suffered an unusually harsh winter this year, with temperatures across the country almost continuously far below freezing since December.

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