The above ship, MV Explorer, is currently listing at a 25 degree angle and taking on water near the South Shetland Islands, off Antarctica. She is a cruiseliner, the leading name in cruises to the polar regions. It is not known at this stage what has caused this emergency. All its 100 passengers and 52 of its 54 crew are in liferafts, and another vessel, the Antarctic Dream, is within an hour's sail.
Explorer visited Stornoway twice in the nearly three years I've been in Stornoway, the last (and by the look things final) time on May 12th this year.
Morning Guido ,Gosh this is awful ...love Jan xx
ReplyDeleteGood God! What a nightmare for those passengers who were onboard!!They must be freesing and stressed out of their wits.
ReplyDeleteI hope they are rescued quickly.
I wonder what caused it to take water on board????
Its the coldest weather at the moment too....God help them!!!
I will look in for an update later on.
Jeanie
I would be so frightened if I were on that ship and had to be put in life boats. What a shame for the folks on board.
ReplyDeleteLisa
Beautiful cruiseliner...so sad she is going down.
ReplyDeleteTake care,
Joyce
That's so sad....June
ReplyDeleteSaw this on the news this morning, looked very cold and wet, how awful. Hope everyone is taken care of, like the news said. Joni
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