BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began taking on water, but all 154 passengers and crew, Americans and Britons among them, took to lifeboats Friday and were plucked to safety by a passing cruise ship. The abandoned vessel finally slipped beneath the waves Friday evening, about 20 hours after the predawn accident near Antarctica's South Shetland Islands, the Chilean navy said.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina A Canadian cruise ship that struck submerged ice off Antarctica sank Friday night, but all 154 passengers and crew, Americans and Britons among them, took to lifeboats and were plucked to safety by a passing cruise ship. No injuries were reported although passengers reportedly endured subfreezing temperatures for several hours as they waited in bobbing lifeboats for a Norwegian liner that took them to a Chilean military base in the region.
A Utah woman was among the 154 passengers and crew of a Canadian cruise ship that struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began sinking Friday morning. All passengers and crew took to lifeboats and were carried to safety by a passing cruise ship. The entire vessel finally slipped beneath the waves Friday evening, about 20 hours after the predawn accident near Antarctica's South Shetland Islands, the Chilean navy said.
By Bill Cormier The Associated Press
It was just a stopover, really. Just a city to fly into before flying out to catch our cruise to Antarctica. But it happens sometimes when you aren't even looking: a buzz, a smile you don't even realize you're smiling, that swoon at first glance.
Hawaii, we understand. If I were inclined to cook or bake for a living, a position in the kitchen of a cruise ship that continually circles the islands would sound like a dream job to me. But Antarctica? It gets ungodly cold at the bottom of the world. And dark (in winter). Not to mention that you're completely isolated from civilization as we know it.
Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess and Disney are but a few of the many cruise lines that sail to almost anywhere in the world, including Antarctica. The recreational activities offered now are unbelievable as well, with anything from miniature golf to basketball, rock-climbing, in-line and ice skating, bowling, board game tournaments and a whole lot more. And that's just the on-board stuff! At sea and in port, cruise passengers can engage in water and snow skiing, scuba diving, beach parties, parasailing, jet skiing, helicopter rides... it's all off the hook! Many of these soulful cruises are also tied to celebrities and celebrity events. Sinbad was probably one of the first to initiate large groups of Blacks on a schedule cruise, while more recently Tom Jo...
More information A Web site followed the progress of Illinois Wesleyan University professors Elizabeth "Susie" Balser and Will Jaeckle's cruise to Antarctica.
BROWN BLUFF, Antarctica -- Stepping carefully down the cruise ship's gangway, I wait for a break in the swelling waves to make my move. With a quick stride, I settle on to a small rubber boat. Within minutes, our small group of tourists bounces by floating chunks of strikingly blue ice and a napping seal. The boat lands on a rocky beach, and I swing my legs over the Zodiac to step on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is pushing to protect Antarctica's fragile environment by imposing mandatory limits on the size of cruise ships sailing there and the number of passengers they bring ashore. At a conference set to begin today in Baltimore, U.S. diplomats will propose amending the 50-year-old Antarctic Treaty. The move would seek to mandate, under international law, the current voluntary restrictions on tourism.
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