Antarctic Cruise Ship Lost Engine
The port engine which remained.
Antarctic cruise ship lost engine. Passengers are always warned that Antarctic cruises can be rough but when the Clelia II lost an engine she was truly at the mercy of the. An American cruise ship is making her way back to port after suffering engine damage in heavy seas in the Antarctic. From Russia Today.
A cruise ship carrying 165 people back to Argentina after an Antarctic expedition lost power to one of its engines midday Tuesday in rough seas. Celia II was refurbished into a luxury cruise in 2009 for its Antarctica and Arctic tours and has 50 suites all looking out to the sea. A spokesman for the Hurtigruten cruise linesays the ship had engine problems and lost power shortly before the accident on Friday.
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. Officials say an Antarctic cruise ship with 160 passengers aboard has lost an engine in high seas but is limping safely to its scheduled port. 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.
The captain was quoted as saying that it made this same cruise 159 times and never encountered such high waves 30ft. At the time the weather in the Drake Passage was at its worst with 30-foot waves battering the ship. Then the electricity cut out and we lost the engine Flood said.
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. The impact resulted in the shutdown of the starboard engine and the loss of electrical power aboard ship. 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.
Antarctic Cruise ship on way to Argentina with 88 Americans on board looses engine and communication watch the video. A cruise ship carrying 160 people on a return trip from Antarctica lost power in one of its engines Tuesday in rough weather the Argentine navy saidCrews were later able to. Email LauraLoo with your Lunch Break suggestions.
