One hundred people were rescued Friday from a sinking Canadian-owned cruise ship after it struck ice in Antarctic waters near Argentina.
All 100 people aboard the Canadian-owned Explorer were rescued early Friday after the cruise ship was damaged by ice off Argentina. (Chile Air Force/ Associated Press)
Susan Hayes, vice-president of marketing for the Toronto-based G.A.P Adventures, said the Explorer was carrying 91 passengers and a crew of nine. Twelve Canadians — 10 passengers and two crew members — were aboard the ship, she said.
"The evacuation process was very smooth and calm," Hayes told CBC News, adding that passengers had several hours to leave the vessel as bilge pumps removed water.
Everyone is safe and aboard another ship, the Nordnorge, she said.
The Explorer has a hole about the "size of a fist" and a crack, said Hayes.
British coast guard spokesman Fred Caygill said it's believed the ship hit an iceberg, but that hasn't been confirmed.
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"The evacuation process was very smooth and calm," Hayes told CBC News, adding that passengers had several hours to leave the vessel as bilge pumps removed water.
Everyone is safe and aboard another ship, the Nordnorge, she said.
The Explorer has a hole about the "size of a fist" and a crack, said Hayes.
British coast guard spokesman Fred Caygill said it's believed the ship hit an iceberg, but that hasn't been confirmed.
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