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.

A canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off antarctica a. 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. Chilean NavyAssociated Press Twelve Canadians are among the 154 people.

Ship accidents in Antarctica raise ecological and safety concerns. 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 MS Explorer sank in the Bransfield Strait off King George Island Antarctica on Friday November 23. 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. More than 150 passengers and crew have been rescued from a stricken tourist ship after it hit ice off Antarctica.

Gap Adventures which owns the ship said 91 passengers nine guides and 54 crew members were safely evacuated to lifeboats and. 154 rescued from sinking ship near Antarctica. 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.

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. 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. Passengers from the Explorer arrive on King George Island Antarctica after their ship hit ice and started to sink.

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 first cruise ship built to ply the frigid waters off Antarctica became the first to sink there Friday. 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.