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Dead Water Effect – Sinking Of The Fram

By On May 1, 2009

Scientists at the Universit´e de Lyon have found new answers to a phenomenon called “Dead Water”. No this not refer to the newly released WWII movie of the same name, [...]

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The Spirit of Shacketon – Aboard the M/S Explorer

By On January 3, 2008

The Spirit of Shacketon – Aboard the M/S Explorer by Michael Morrissey On 11 November 2007 Sola and I departed from Ushuaia, Argentina aboard the M/S Explorer on a cruise [...]

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Antarctic Eco-Tourism – Yet Another Close Call

By On December 30, 2007

Just over a month since the “little red ship” M/V Expoloer sunk in icy antarctic waters a second “Eco”-tourism cruise ship has hit an iceberg. Global-National tells us: BUENOS AIRES [...]

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Cruise Ship Explorer Antarctic Abandonment – Update

By On November 23, 2007

David Hindin, a gCaptain reader from the San Francisco Bay Area pointed us to this image and audio file from the New York Times. They tell us; A small, historic [...]

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Abandoning Ship in Icey Waters – Breaking News

By On November 23, 2007

(Note: We made an error, the above photo is of the EXPLORER II) In breaking news the BBC tells us; More than 150 tourists and crew have been rescued off [...]

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