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Tourist ship battered by Antarctic waves

2010-12-09 82 Dailymotion

<p><br /> An Antarctic cruise ship is limping back to port in Argentina after losing an engine in rough seas.<br /> </p><p><br /> Dramatic amateur video footage showed the Clelia II being battered by 30ft waves off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.<br /> </p><p><br /> The force of the waves took out a window in the bridge and damaged communications systems.<br /> </p><p><br /> None of the 88 passengers on board, all from the United States, are reported injured, but one of the 77 crew apparently suffered minor injuries.<br /> </p><p><br /> The Chilean navy has sent a vessel to escort the ship as she limps back to port at a speed of just four knots (5mph).<br /> </p><p><br /> The Clelia's captain described the weather as the worst he has seen in 159 trips to the Antarctic.<br /> </p>

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