Sinking of ice-strengthened cruise ship in the Antarctic leaves experts puzzled

摘要

Many questions remain unanswered following the sinking of the cruise ship Explorer (ex Lindblad Explorer, Society Explorer) in the Antarctic Ocean near the South Shetland Islands about 475 nautical miles southeast of Ushuaia, Argentina.Explorer was apparendy holed by an iceberg in the early hours of Nov. 23. Within hours the order was given to abandon ship. All 154 passengers and crew were safely evacuated into lifeboats and rescued by another cruise ship, the 11,386-gross-ton Nordnorge.