Antarctic Cruise Ship Lost Engine
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.
Antarctic cruise ship lost engine. An Argentine Navy vessel is escorting the Clelia II. Watch this report just happened a few hours ago. The port engine which remained.
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. During that period the ship was captained by Gullik Jensen. The ship has 100 passengers and 60 crew members aboard.
The cruise ship was filmed whilst in the Antarctic as it struggled back to its port The US ship had 160 people onboard when it lost one of its engines. Apparently the Clelia II was on the return trip form the Antarctic Peninsula to Ushuaia Argentina when it lost one of its engines which also impacted power and communications on board the vessel. 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.
From Russia Today. The Argentine Navy says the Clelia II is heading for the port of Ushuia at the extreme south of the country at 4 knots about 5 mph. 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.
A number of cruise ships have recently experienced serious engine and propulsion issues. 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 ten day cruise to Antarctica costs in the range of 8.
The impact resulted in the shutdown of the starboard engine and the loss of electrical power aboard ship. An American cruise ship is making her way back to port after suffering engine damage in heavy seas in the Antarctic. 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.
