Rhino
11-23-2007, 06:08 PM
Cruise Ship Sinking in Antarctica; More Than 150 Passengers and Crew Evacuated
Friday, November 23, 2007
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — More than 150 passengers and crew took to lifeboats in Antarctic waters on Friday after their cruise ship hit an object and began taking on water through a hole in the hull, Britain's coast guard said. No injuries were reported.
It was believed that the passengers of the Explorer, a Liberian-flagged vessel, included at least 22 British citizens, and undetermined numbers of Americans and Canadians, the Coast Guard said.
The evacuees were boarding another cruise ship, the Endeavor, near the South Shetland Islands, and were expected to be transferred later to a larger ship, said Henry Purbrick, watch officer at the coast guard center in Falmouth, England.
"Latest reports are that all persons are safe and accounted for," said coast guard spokesman Fred Caygill....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312586,00.html
Friday, November 23, 2007
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — More than 150 passengers and crew took to lifeboats in Antarctic waters on Friday after their cruise ship hit an object and began taking on water through a hole in the hull, Britain's coast guard said. No injuries were reported.
It was believed that the passengers of the Explorer, a Liberian-flagged vessel, included at least 22 British citizens, and undetermined numbers of Americans and Canadians, the Coast Guard said.
The evacuees were boarding another cruise ship, the Endeavor, near the South Shetland Islands, and were expected to be transferred later to a larger ship, said Henry Purbrick, watch officer at the coast guard center in Falmouth, England.
"Latest reports are that all persons are safe and accounted for," said coast guard spokesman Fred Caygill....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312586,00.html