Antarctic Cruise Ship Lost Engine
Initially Antarctic was used for seal hunting around Svalbard Jan Mayen and Greenland.
Antarctic cruise ship lost engine. BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINAA US-operated 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. The ten day cruise to Antarctica costs in the range of 8. The Argentine Navy says the Clelia II is heading for the port of Ushuia at the extreme south of the country at 4 knots about 5 mph.
Dramatic video of Antarctic Cruise ship in rough seas after losing engine Read More A US-operated Antarctic cruise ship with 160 people aboard has lost an engine in high seas but is limping safely to its scheduled port. From Russia Today. The crew restarted the engine and the vessel continued on its route.
The Argentine Navy said the Clelia II declared an emergency on Tuesday reporting it had lost an engine amid heavy seas and 55 miles per hour 90 km per hour winds. As the ship began listing passengers were called to the muster station about 1 am. 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.
A Norwegian cruise ship carrying some 300 people lost engine power during an electrical outage and struck an Antarctic glacier smashing a lifeboat but causing no injuries officials said Saturday. From Russia Today. Email LauraLoo with your Lunch Break suggestions.
Officials say a US-operated 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. A US-operated Antarctic cruise ship with 160 people aboard has lost an engine in high seas but is limping safely to its scheduled port. Antarctic was a barque with three masts and equipped with a steam engine built in 1871 at Holmen in Drammen in Norway under the name Cap Nor.
A Norwegian cruise ship carrying some 300 people lost engine power during an electrical outage and struck an Antarctic glacier smashing a lifeboat but causing no injuries officials said Saturday. Apparently the Clelia II was on the return trip form the Antarctic Peninsula to Ushuaia Argentina when it lost one of its engines which also impacted power and communications on board the vessel. A number of cruise ships have recently experienced serious engine and propulsion issues.
