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G.A.P. Adventures listed: 24 Britons, 17 Dutch, 14 Americans, 12 Canadians and 10 Australians, four Swedes, four Irish, three Danes, two Argentines, two Belgians, two Chinese (Hong Kong), and single passengers from China, France, Germany, Japan, Colombia, Sweden. Not clarified, are earlier reports of
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later said in a statement that it had observed "significant" damage. The official report of the sinking noted: "The damage sustained had to have extended along the length of the vessel from Cabins 308 to 314 for at least a distance of 3.6 meters, and, in all likelihood, had punctured and sliced holes
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On her way back to Ushaia, Tierra del Fuego, where she was due on December 30, the Lindblad Explorer passed by Wiencke Island, which lies between Anvers Island and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. She was off Cape Astrup at the north-eastern end of the island when she ran aground. A sunken
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was designed, like most ships, with compartments which could be sealed off by watertight doors. The ship would not sink if holed and one compartment flooded, but was not safe if more compartments were flooded, either by a gash spanning compartments or imperfect sealing between compartments. GAP
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was carried out by the Liberian Bureau of Maritime Affairs. The report into the accident was released in April 2009. The report cites the decision by Captain Bengt Wiman, age 49, to enter the ice field based on his knowledge and information available at the time as the primary reason why
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reported a loud "bang" at the time of impact, although others reported that there had been no noticeable impact, or at least nothing more than the normal crunching of ice experienced when sailing through icy waters. One passenger reported sea water in their cabin at about 03:00
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Passengers reported seeing red paint on the passing ice less than thirty minutes prior to when the flooding was reported, another indication that the vessel was passing through compact and hard ice. The master of
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was so severely damaged. "He was under the mistaken impression that he was encountering first year ice, which in fact, as the Chilean Navy Report indicated, was much harder land ice."
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The report praises the performance of the master and crew in organizing and evacuating the passengers, and notes that lives were likely saved due to the actions of these individuals.
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was very experienced in Baltic waters, but he was unfamiliar with the type of ice he encountered in Antarctic waters. The report's investigating officer could not convince
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was when it ran aground near La Plaza Point, Antarctica, on 11 February 1972; her passengers, Lindblad among them, were rescued by the Chilean Navy. She was towed to
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call was put out by the ship at 04:24 UTC, and rescue operations were quickly coordinated by the DPA Peter Burman in Sweden who directly took contact with the
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which was operating as a passenger cruise ship at the time. By 07:30 UTC all 91 passengers, nine guides and 54 crew, from over 14 countries, had taken to the
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was commissioned by Lars-Eric Lindblad, the Swedish-American pioneer of "exotic expedition" tours, and built in 1969 at Uudenkaupungin Telakka, a shipyard in
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was "perfect for ice navigation", and stated that the explanation of the sinking "doesn't add up" and that "essential pieces of the story are missing".
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was completely submerged at 19:00 UTC, approximately 20 hours after the initial impact and damage to her hull. Her wreck lies at
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in the Antarctic on 25 December 1979. The 70 passengers and 34 of the crew were rescued by the Chilean Navy Antarctic transport
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was 1C, which is relatively weak. It is not known when the ice class was uprated to 1A. The vessel was originally named
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side while the crew was assessing damage caused by the original impact, also to the starboard side of the ship.
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reported that there was a crack in addition to the hole, but it is not clear if it spanned compartments.
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diesel M452 AK each 1,800 bhp (1,300 kW), driving a single variable-pitch propeller, 4 blades
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Reel, Monte (25 November 2007). "Passengers of Doomed Cruise Ship Reach Chile With Vivid Accounts".
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lifeboats. They drifted for five hours until they were picked up by the Norwegian ship MS
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was abandoned in the early hours of 23 November 2007 after taking on water near the
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rock with less than 1.8m of water over it lies about 402m north of the cape.
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The crew of 54 was made up largely of Filipinos, 45 of whom were aboard
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on King George Island, from where they were subsequently airlifted by
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1983–1985: Ferry Services Curacao NV, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
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In an article published on 8 December 2007, experts considered that
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in 1984. She was involved in the rescue of the crew of an Argentine
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Lars-Eric Lindblad, 67, Pioneer Of Tours to Exotic Destinations
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Pavia, Will; Strange, Hannah; Bone, James (24 November 2007).
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Antarctic cruise ship tourists live to tell 'Titanic 2' jokes
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on 23 November 2007. All passengers and crew were rescued.
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that it was their responsibility to retrieve the ship's
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made a gash in the hull which allowed water to enter.
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Scope of Antarctic Tourism – A Background Presentation
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was nicknamed "the Little Red Ship". A scale model of
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was depicted on at least two postage stamps issued by
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The 8: 114:1985–1992: Discoverer Reederei GmbH, Germany 1398:"125 taken off ship aground in Antarctic". 1046:2 New Zealanders, 2 Bulgarians, and 1 Pole. 463:to have sunk at an approximate position of 2686: 2672: 2664: 2321: 2307: 2299: 1885: 1871: 1863: 1635:, The Belfast Telegraph, 26 November 2007. 1149: 1147: 632:was the first cruise ship to navigate the 349:12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) 3110:Maritime incidents involving cruise ships 2694:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2007 2329:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1979 1893:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1972 411:was the forerunner for today's sea-based 105:1980–1982: Lindblad Swire Cruises, Panama 27:Antarctic Ocean cruise ship, sunk in 2007 1484: 1482: 1480: 1075: 1073: 1071: 1069: 1067: 1065: 1063: 30:For other ships with the same name, see 1107: 1105: 1059: 1029: 1846:Lars-Eric Lindblad (26 January 1996). 1306:, The Shipping Times, 23 November 2007 992:The investigation into the sinking of 640:in 1989 that had hit a rock ledge off 120:2003–2004: Kyris Shipping Ltd., Monaco 108:1982–1983: Salén AB, Stockholm, Sweden 38: 1647:, The Toronto Star, 24 November 2007. 1602:. Bureau of Maritime Affairs, Liberia 1354:"Explorer syntyi talvisodan hengessä" 1090:. Bureau of Maritime Affairs, Liberia 648:was the first ship to circumnavigate 7: 1249:"Doomed Ship Defies Antarctica Odds" 740:listing severely on 23 November 2007 1571:"Stricken Antarctic ship evacuated" 1490:"Cruise boat sinking off Argentina" 1377:, The New York Times, 13 July 1994. 1225:. G.A.P. Adventures. Archived from 407:. Its 1969 expeditionary cruise to 1735:. 24 November 2007. Archived from 1664:. 23 November 2007. Archived from 1360:. 23 November 2007. Archived from 1255:. 25 November 2007. Archived from 1161:. 23 November 2007. 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B8 1557:28 November 2007 at the 1520:25 November 2007 at the 1461:. London. Archived from 876:All of those rescued by 783:. The iceberg struck by 678:, and one issued by the 551:-62.4048806; -57.1962472 514:British Antarctic Survey 185:Uudenkaupungin Telakka, 1208:16 October 2007 at the 1111:Possibly also named MS 927:62.404882°S 57.196247°W 832:. Chile dispatched the 527:final resting place as 305:239 ft (73 m) 289:General characteristics 254:on 23 November 2007 at 3090:Ships sunk by icebergs 3085:Ships built in Finland 3055:Cruise ships of Norway 1342:Uudenkaupungin telakka 1341: 989: 950: 932:-62.404882; -57.196247 781:South Shetland Islands 741: 730: 719: 711: 644:, Antarctica. 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(ed.). 1364:on 24 November 2007. 1015:voyage data recorder 851:, and the Norwegian 838:Almirante Óscar Viel 753:Spirit of Shackleton 102:, Gothenburg, Sweden 3060:Expedition cruising 3050:Sunken cruise ships 3012: /  1802:Wall Street Journal 1776:. 3 December 2007. 1689:The Washington Post 1668:on 25 November 2007 1538:3 July 2007 at the 1285:on 25 November 2007 1259:on 27 November 2007 1189:7 June 2011 at the 1165:on 25 November 2007 1131:The Washington Post 923: /  798:Some passengers on 542: /  520:, later pinpointed 478: /  269: /  3045:2007 in Antarctica 1911:Seawise University 1709:. 23 November 2007 1577:. 24 November 2007 1533:Philatelie Polaire 1496:. 23 November 2007 990: 951: 890:transport aircraft 773:King George Island 742: 731: 720: 712: 576: 422:(until 1985), and 405:Lars-Eric Lindblad 2995: 2994: 2661: 2660: 2619:Lindblad Explorer 2537:Caroline of Leigh 2388:R. B. 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Index

MS World Explorer
MS Explorer

Swedish American Line
G.A.P. Shipping
Norway
Oslo
Panama
Panama City
Liberia
Monrovia
Uusikaupunki
IMO number
6924959
iceberg
62°24′S 57°16′W / 62.400°S 57.267°W / -62.400; -57.267
MaK
cruise ship
Antarctic Ocean
iceberg
Swedish
Lars-Eric Lindblad
Antarctica
tourism
Toronto
G.A.P Adventures
South Shetland Islands
Southern Ocean
Chilean Navy
62°24′S 57°16′W / 62.400°S 57.267°W / -62.400; -57.267

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