A Canadian Cruise Ship Struck Submerged Ice Off Antarctica A
The MS Explorer sank in the Bransfield Strait off King George Island Antarctica on Friday November 23.
A canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off antarctica a. The MS Explorer is now lying on its side close to the South Shetland Islands in the Antarctic Ocean. BUENOS AIRES Argentina A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began sinking but all 154 passengers and crew Americans and Britons among them took to lifeboats and. A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began taking on water but all 154 passengers and crew Americans and Britons.
All the passengers and crew were safely evacuated to life boats and later picked up by the cruise ship MS Nordange. 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. A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began taking on water but all 154 passengers and crew Americans and Britons.
The first cruise ship built to ply the frigid waters off Antarctica became the first to sink there Friday. 23 that it struck submerged ice sprung a fist-sized leak and was doomed by uncontrollable flooding doesnt hold water for. 154 rescued from sinking ship near Antarctica.
BUENOS AIRES Argentina AP A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began sinking but all 154 passengers. All passengers and crew were rescued. 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.
Chilean NavyAssociated Press Twelve Canadians are among the 154 people. Within the last four years six cruise ships have hit ice or rocks in Antarctica. The red-hulled Explorer struck ice taking on water as 154 passengers and.
Ten years ago. Passengers from the Explorer arrive on King George Island Antarctica after their ship hit ice and started to sink. Ship accidents in Antarctica raise ecological and safety concerns.
