| Cruise ship strikes Antarctic iceberg, sinks |
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 The Explorer, a 40 year old expedition ship working adventure cruises, struck an iceberg and sank off Antarctica today. All 154 passengers and crew were rescued. Here's the story. The photos show calm seas and this surely helped the rescue operation. In 1880 a British sailing ship struck a North Atlantic iceberg and passengers, captain and crew survived as well. Of course the Titanic was a different story... |