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| Cruise boat sinking off Argentina | Cruise boat sinking off Argentina |
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| Passengers and crew members are being rescued from a sinking cruise liner off Argentina's coast. | Passengers and crew members are being rescued from a sinking cruise liner off Argentina's coast. |
| The MV Explorer is reported to have hit an object in the Antarctic Ocean, near the South Shetland Islands. | The MV Explorer is reported to have hit an object in the Antarctic Ocean, near the South Shetland Islands. |
| Andy Cattrell, of the Falmouth Coastguard, told the BBC about 100 passengers and 54 crew members have been evacuated and are in lifeboats. | |
| The captain and the chief officer are understood to have remained on board the vessel, which was built in 1969. | The captain and the chief officer are understood to have remained on board the vessel, which was built in 1969. |
| Mr Cattrell said the weather conditions were "fairly good" for this time of year, but it would be cold. | Mr Cattrell said the weather conditions were "fairly good" for this time of year, but it would be cold. |
| Damaged hull | |
| "You certainly don't want anyone in the water. As they're all in lifeboats they should be fairly secure for the short-term at least," he said. | |
| He did not know what caused the sinking, but said: "It's something fairly strong to damage the hulls." | |
| Neil Oliver, of the coast guard station at Falmouth, England, told AP news agency the liner was about to sink. | |
| "They do expect her to go down shortly," he said. | |
| British coastguards are helping to co-ordinate the rescue operation. | British coastguards are helping to co-ordinate the rescue operation. |
| The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the vessel had a 25 degree list. | |
| The MCA was informed at 0524 GMT on Friday of the incident involving the 2,400-tonne vessel. | |
| A rescue operation is being co-ordinated by the US Coastguard in Norfolk, Virginia, with the authorities in Ushuaia, Argentina. | A rescue operation is being co-ordinated by the US Coastguard in Norfolk, Virginia, with the authorities in Ushuaia, Argentina. |
| Another ship called Antarctic Dream, which is in the area, has been diverted to help the rescue. | Another ship called Antarctic Dream, which is in the area, has been diverted to help the rescue. |
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