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Cruise ship grounds in Antarctica
last update: Feb 18, 2009 09:42 AM
Less than 2 months after the Ushuia incident, another Antarctic cruise ship has been involved in a grounding incident. This will renew questions about the wisdom of Antarctic operations by commercial passenger vessels.
The vessel M/V Ocean Nova grounded in Marguerite Bay, west of Debenham Island, which is approx. two kilometers from the Argentine research station San Martin.
An initial assessment of damage indicated that there was no imminent danger and no threat to lives as there is no sign of leakage of any kind from the vessel. No environmental damage is anticipated. Captain Per Gravesen of the M/V Ocean Nova issued a distress signal as a precaution, which was recognized by the Argentine emergency services.
There are just over 100 passengers and crew on board.
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