A Canadian Cruise Ship Struck Submerged Ice Off Antarctica A
Passengers from the Explorer arrive on King George Island Antarctica after their ship hit ice and started to sink.
A canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off antarctica a. Sinking cruise ship survivor taped entire ordeal. A Canadian cruise ship crashed into ice off the coast of Antarctica and slowly sank but the more than 150 people onboard escaped unhurt officials said Friday. The Explorer sank at 1900 GMT on Friday November 23.
Gap Adventures which owns the ship said 91 passengers nine guides and 54 crew members were safely evacuated to lifeboats and. An American on board the MS Enterprise when it hit an iceberg off Antarctica last week tells TODAY she thought was going to die and wanted a. Within the last four years six cruise ships have hit ice or rocks in Antarctica.
All the passengers and crew were safely evacuated to life boats and later picked up by the cruise ship MS Nordange. 154 safe after ship hits ice sinks in Antarctic The Liberian-flagged cruise ship is seen sinking after it hit an object in Antarctic waters some 880 kilometers southeast of Ushuaia. The Canadians were among 154 passengers and crew aboard the MS Explorer which took on water Friday after developing a fist-sized hole in its hull when it struck a submerged chunk of ice.
Indeed the initial explanation of the ships sinking on Nov. A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began sinking Friday but all 154 people on board including Americans and Britons took to lifeboats and were plucked to safety by. Ship accidents in Antarctica raise ecological and safety concerns.
The MS Explorer was purpose-built for the Antarctic a nimble expedition cruise ship with an ice-reinforced hull that pioneered the polar tourism trade in. More than 150 passengers and crew have been rescued from a stricken tourist ship after it hit ice off Antarctica. A Utah woman was among the 154 passengers and crew of a Canadian cruise ship that struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began sinking Friday morning.
A Canadian cruise ship the MS Explorer struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began taking on water but all 154 passengers and crew took to lifeboats and were plucked to safety. High winds and poor visibility kept the shipwrecked passengers stuck in barracks on bases in Antarctica on Saturday a day after their cruise ship struck ice and sank. The first cruise ship built to ply the frigid waters off Antarctica became the first to sink there Friday.
