Passengers all OK on MS Nordkapp
In follow up to the news this week that MS Nordkapp had run aground in Antarctica, Hurtigruten have advised that all passengers on board MS Nordkapp are being transported back to Ushuaia in Southern Argentina with the help of MS Nordnorge and other vessels in the vicinity, as previously communicated.
The estimated arrival time into Ushuaia is as per the original itinerary, with this meaning that all other arrangements for passengers booked on MS Nordkapp, such as chartered flights to Buenos Aires, accommodation in Buenos Aires etc remain as booked.
According to Hurtigruten, MS Nordnorge will be able to return to Antarctica and resume the Antarctic portion of the cruise, as planned.
Whether the Chilean Fjords portion might be cut out will be advised as soon as the information comes available.
Scheduled MS Nordkapp sailing departing 2 February, as well as 16 Feb and 1 March have been cancelled.
Details regarding the arrangements in relation to three cancelled departures in 2007 will be informed as more details are available.
Bentours has been in contact with all relevant travel agents who have clients travelling to Buenos Aires for this departure.
MS Nordkapp has laid out oil protection equipment but there have been no registered emissions from the ship and is now lying at anchor, awaiting divers to arrive to inspect the damage to the vessel.
Further update Feb 1 at 9 am: –
Hurtigruten have advised that MS Nordnorge arrived Whales Bay between 07:00 – 08:00 hours local time on the 31 January to transfer all passengers on board.
All passengers and crew of 8 were onboard MS Nordnorge at 18.10 local time same evening.
MS Nordnorge headed immediately directly to Ushuaia, Argentina and is expected to arrive on Friday morning 2 February 2007.
All passengers from MS Nordkapp will disembark in Ushuaia and continue their journey home as originally planned.
MS NordNorge will after this continue its Explorer Cruise in the area.
A British navy vessel HMS Endurance with divers onboard is on its way to MS Nordkapp, and will help to inspect the damage. The navy vessel will arrive at Whalers Bay some time this morning local time. The ship has also offered to provide assistance in escorting MS Nordkapp back to Argentina after the damage has been inspected.
As a matter of routine, the ship has activated oil protection equipment, but no spillage has so far been registered from the ship.
The report from this investigation will be sent the classification company Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Hurtigruten Group will in cooperation with DNV consider the extent of damages before sailing MS Nordkapp to Argentina.
There are a total of 370 persons on board – 294 passengers and a crew of 76. Nineteen nationalities are represented including 12 Australians with the US group of 113 being the largest.
Report by The Mole
John Alwyn-Jones
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