Antarctica Cruise Ship In Trouble

Updated My friend Jon Bowermaster a peripatetic kayaking filmmaker and travel writer alerted me overnight to a post he wrote on an unfolding maritime emergency as the cruise ship Clelia II struggled with limited power in extraordinarily violent seas halfway between the Antarctic Peninsula and Cape Horn.

Antarctica cruise ship in trouble. Anyone considering an Arctic or Antarctic cruise should be aware of the new IMO Polar Code that comes into full force on 1st Jan. It doesnt matter what ship or expedition you are on there are lots of landing rulesand theyre consistent and all about common sense and protecting the environment. In November the ms Explorer hit an iceberg and sank.

His subsequent research findings raise an alarm about how we. How to choose your Antarctica Cruise ship - YouTube. The code will effect all large cruise ships current expedition vessels as they renew there 5 year certificates before 2022.

But that was before borders in South America began to. In November 2007 another expedition cruise ship the Explorer photo below right sank in Antarctica and the passengers bobbed around in lifeboats. Find a few Antarctic tours that appeal to you and call us at 888-484-2244 or 541-330-2454 to find out why the LA Times USA Today Conde Nast magazine and others consistently call us the Polar Travel Experts.

There is also concern about the impact of the increasing number of visitors - more than 1000 on the larger ships compared with about 100 on the smaller ones. Hans Hansson was once as a rescue boat in the Baltic Sea. The Clelia II ran into a bit of trouble a year ago when it scraped its hull on some underwater rocks.

4 the ship ran aground and began leaking fuel. Seventeen British tourists are among 106 passengers and crew stranded today on an adventure cruise ship that has run aground in Antarctica. As we crossed the Drake Passage we had a compulsory talk on environmental concerns in relation to the Antarctic and what we could and couldnt do.

Lonely Planet Writer. Officials say an Antarctic cruise ship with 160 people aboard has lost an engine in high seas but is limping safely to its scheduled port the Argentine Navy said Wednesday. During a major refit in 2005 the vessel was modified to include comfortable accommodations for 12 passengers while retaining its rugged seaworthiness.