Ocean Nova Incident Photos – Cruise Ship, Aground in Antarctica

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Ocean Nova aground

(Photo: Reuters)

The Bahaman-flagged cruise ship, Ocean Nova, ran aground in Antarctica’s Marguerite Bay amid high winds and rough seas Tuesday morning with 64 passengers and 41 crew members aboard. The incident occurred about 1 mile from the Argentine naval base in San Martin. No injuries have been reported and there have been no signs that the ship is leaking oil or taking on water.

All attempts to dislodge the ship have proven unsuccessful. The ships operator, Quark Expeditions, has sent another vessel to retrieve the passengers and crew, who will be taken to the southern Argentine city of Ushuaia.

Ocean Nova Images

Cruise Ship aground in antarctica

Ocean Nova aground in antarctica

Categories: Cruise Ship · Incidents

Tags: · antarctica, Cruise Ship, incident photos

This Article Was Written By Mike
After graduating the Catholic University of America in 2005 with a B.S.B.A. in Finance, Mike went on to Tahoe to help with the launch of gCaptain's sister site, UnofficialSquaw.com. In June of 2008 Mike joined gCaptain.com as the first full-time employee in charge of sales and marketing and the day-to-day operations of gCaptain.com and Unofficial Networks, LLC.

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