Evacuated Antarctica tourist recovering in ChristchurchJOSHUA SWANSON/ANTARCTICSUN.USAP.GOV She was evacuated on a C17 plane, similar to this one, jointly operated by the United States Antarctic Program and Antarctic New Zealand. A woman is recovering in Christchurch Hospital after suffering a stoke on an Antarctic cruise. She was evacuated on a C17 plane jointly operated by the United States Antarctic Program and Antarctic New Zealand. "The plane left the ice with no problems with excellent weather down in Antarctica," Maritime New Zealand spokeswoman Sandra Ford said. She was flown by helicopter 100km from the cruise ship to McMurdo Station on Tuesday afternoon.

Source: Stuff February 01, 2017 19:04 UTC