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A New Zealander and 11 Australians who were among 120 people on board a cruise ship damaged when it hit a rock in Antarctica on Thursday have been safely evacuated to Argentina.
Still stuck on the rock, tilted to one side, taking in water and leaking fuel, the MV Ushuaia is expected to be freed on the next high tide, a spokesman for Antarctic Tour Operators said last night.
This is the third cruise ship mishap in Antarctica in two seasons.
In the most alarming incident, a Canadian ship with 154 passengers hit an iceberg and sank, forcing occupants into lifeboats and causing a massive fuel slick.
