Sydney, Jumada I 16, 1437, February 25, 2016, SPA -- More than 30 researchers were stranded in the Antarctic on Thursday after an Australian ship scheduled to pick them up ran aground in a blizzard, dpa reported. The Aurora Australis icebreaker ran aground in a Wednesday storm and suffered a breach in its hull, Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) said. The scientists waiting to be taken home on the vessel would be taken to another research station and from there flown home, the AAD - part of the Australian Environment Ministry - said in a press release. There was no risk of any fuel leaking from the Aurora Australis and no danger to the stability of the vessel, which is carrying 68 expeditioners and crew, it said. --SPA 16:01 LOCAL TIME 13:01 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w