Antarctica Cruise Ship In Trouble

In November 2007 another expedition cruise ship the Explorer photo below right sank in Antarctica and the passengers bobbed around in lifeboats.

Antarctica cruise ship in trouble. Macquarie University respiratory physician Professor Alvin Ing was on the MV Greg Mortimer Antarctic cruise ship when COVID-19 struck the passengers and crew in March. When Lonely Planet contributor Edwina Hart boarded a ship in Chiles southernmost city Punta Arenas she knew she was in for an adventure a voyage to Antarctica. Cruise ship with 165 souls on board limps into port at four knots An Antarctic cruise ship with 88 American passengers and 77 crew members aboard sustained damage after.

There is also concern about the impact of the increasing number of visitors - more than 1000 on the larger ships compared with about 100 on the smaller ones. Ships that take passengers ashore use Rigid Inflatable Boats RIBs or Zodiacs powered by outboard engines rather than tenders. In November the ms Explorer hit an iceberg and sank.

But that was before borders in South America began to. His subsequent research findings raise an alarm about how we. The number of tourists visiting the continent has more than trebled in the last decade from about 4000 to 14000 according to Scott Altman of the Antarctica Project.

As we crossed the Drake Passage we had a compulsory talk on environmental concerns in relation to the Antarctic and what we could and couldnt do. 4 the ship ran aground and began leaking fuel. The code will effect all large cruise ships current expedition vessels as they renew there 5 year certificates before 2022.

6202 on Crystal Symphony was aptly named Antarctic Discovery. During a major refit in 2005 the vessel was modified to include comfortable accommodations for 12 passengers while retaining its rugged seaworthiness. Seventeen British tourists are among 106 passengers and crew stranded today on an adventure cruise ship that has run aground in Antarctica.

Although the ship experienced no structural damage its the second time this year a cruise ship has run into trouble near Antarctica. As a small exploration boat it boasts the unique ability to reach special out of the ordinary destinations that are. Lonely Planet Writer.