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| More than 100 people trapped on board a cruise ship which ran aground in Antarctica are to be evacuated. | More than 100 people trapped on board a cruise ship which ran aground in Antarctica are to be evacuated. |
| The Bahamas-flagged Ocean Nova carrying 113 people - including 17 Britons - became trapped near an Argentine navy base on Tuesday. | |
| The Argentine navy says the tour company is sending another ship to take on the 74 passengers and deliver them to the southern port city of Ushuaia. | |
| There was no loss of fuel or risk to anyone on board, the navy said. | |
| "All aboard continue to be safe and there is still no sign of leakage of any kind," the US-based tour operator Quark Expeditions said. | "All aboard continue to be safe and there is still no sign of leakage of any kind," the US-based tour operator Quark Expeditions said. |
| High winds pushed the vessel into craggy rocks, the company's president, Patrick Shaw, told AP news agency. | High winds pushed the vessel into craggy rocks, the company's president, Patrick Shaw, told AP news agency. |
| The company said those on board included 21 Americans, 18 Filipinos, 17 Britons, eight Canadians, seven Australians, five Irish nationals, and five South Africans, among others. | The company said those on board included 21 Americans, 18 Filipinos, 17 Britons, eight Canadians, seven Australians, five Irish nationals, and five South Africans, among others. |
| It said the 240-ft (73m) Danish-built ship should be able to break free on its own as the tide rises, but high winds had prevented two attempts so far. | It said the 240-ft (73m) Danish-built ship should be able to break free on its own as the tide rises, but high winds had prevented two attempts so far. |
| Some 46,000 tourists went on Antarctic cruises last season, about double the figure of five years ago, the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators says. | Some 46,000 tourists went on Antarctic cruises last season, about double the figure of five years ago, the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators says. |