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[Brito]

The M/S Explorer is now lying on its side close to the South Shetland Islands, in the Antarctic Ocean.

Gap Adventures, which owns the ship, said 91 passengers, nine guides and 54 crew members were safely evacuated to lifeboats and then to another ship.

After staying the night at a base on a Chilean island, they are expected to fly to Chile's mainland on Saturday.

http://news.bbc.co.u...cas/7108835.stm




Not fun for the people travelling aboard but still a fun name to give a ship - or was it the other way around?

[MedEvil]

Finally some guys booking an adventure tour, did get what they paid for!

[TheHive]

Gap Adventures, which owns the ship, said 91 passengers, nine guides and 54 crew members were safely evacuated to lifeboats and then to another ship.

The name of the ship is funny but the above statement is sad, because it does not say that all passengers and other made out alive. Im thinking some died in the accident

[Brito]

Don't worry..

All passengers and crew were transferred to a Norwegian cruise ship, the Nordnorge.

Also good to note:

First officer Peter Svensson told Reuters: "We were passing through ice as usual. But this time something hit the hold and we got a little leakage downstairs.