A Canadian Cruise Ship Struck Submerged Ice Off Antarctica A
The first cruise ship built to ply the frigid waters off Antarctica became the first to sink there Friday.
A canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off antarctica a. MS Explorer was a Liberian-registered cruise ship the first vessel of that kind used specifically to sail the icy waters of the Antarctic OceanShe was the first cruise ship to sink there when she struck an iceberg on 23 November 2007. 154 rescued from sinking ship near Antarctica. 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 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. The last group of survivors from the Antarctic cruise ship that struck an iceberg and slipped into the icy sea were flown back to the South American mainland Sunday. The red-hulled Explorer struck ice taking on water as 154 passengers and.
BUENOS AIRES Argentina AP A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began sinking but all 154 passengers. 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. BUENOS AIRES Argentina AP -- A Canadian cruise ship struck ice off Antarctica and began taking on water but all 100 passengers and crew took to lifeboats and were rescued safely Friday by a.
A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began taking on water but all 154 passengers and crew Americans and Britons. 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. The MS Explorer is now lying on its side close to the South Shetland Islands in the Antarctic Ocean.
Passengers from the Explorer arrive on King George Island Antarctica after their ship hit ice and started to sink. 23 that it struck submerged ice sprung a fist-sized leak and was doomed by uncontrollable flooding doesnt hold water for. All passengers and crew took to lifeboats and were carried to safety by a passing cruise ship.
Indeed the initial explanation of the ships sinking on Nov. The MS Explorer sank in the Bransfield Strait off King George Island Antarctica on Friday November 23. All the passengers and crew were safely evacuated to life boats and later picked up by the cruise ship MS Nordange.
