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icewhen it strikes a floatingobjecton the ship'sstarboard side. Passenger Charne, Eli 38,awakein cabin 314, hears loud a "lcy-coldwater bang. was pouringdown the wall," saysCharne. "There wasa foot anda halfin my cabin." sounds He the alarm.

cabins the upper on floor areallowed to retrieve few addia tionalbelongings.

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Theship's bilge pumpsbecome overwhelmed the enand gineroomfloods, causing of power. loss The Explorerbegins driftingtowardheavy seaice.Knowing he'll be unable deploy to lifeboats onto the ice if he waits,Swedish

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lsland, receives the first distress from call the Explorer.Oliver Kruess, Endeavthe ourcaptain, immediatelychanges course andwillreach the Explorer four hours. in Healsocontacts the captain ofthe nearby Nordnorge, 464a passenger cruise shipthat,whilenot as ice-worthy, has some200 empty cabins andcantake allthe Exploref s

Sinceher launchin 1969, Exptorer the had traveled everywhere from Antarctica to the Arctic and from Africa to the upper Amazon, racking perhapsmore miles up than any other cruiseship in history. But in recentyearsthe Explorerhad beensold several times."She was going downhillmore or less carryingbackpackers," says Oliver Kruess, chiefofficerof the Explorerin 'A 1991-92. cloud hung over her that she would soon end up rustingon a beachin India. Thatwas not her. Antarctica washer stage,her theater.That night she put her bestdresson and went into the icel'-s.c.

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to the ship's adven- Chilean Naval passen- AS355 N twinture-ready gers, who hadbeen engine utility 4:30 rr. taking daily excurhelicopter circles l:37 n.r. All passengers are sions aboard Zodiabovethe wreck, Lindblad Expeditions' safely aboardlifeboats acs."We'd a had readyto pluck Endeavour, route en andZodiacrafts. The couple toursin of passengers from from KingGeorge ls- smoothevacuation verycoldand rainy the water. landto Deception happens thanks largely weatherj'says Torrey Trust,22, San a 6:30 n.r . Diego-based surThe Endeavour vivorwho on her deploys Zodiacs was its Ir What will become of Explorels gallons of fuel? honeymoon."Every- aid in towing 5O,OOO to Nobody's sure.Muchof it probably went downwith the ship onewasreally expe- and releasing dribbteout stowty. Dieset, which is tighterthan crude rienced used . . 5*** and to lifeboats wellas i"9 ylf as _*S tends to pool on the surfaceand Zodiacs. .; out sHila seriousconcern, Theyknew transferring pasevaporatein warmer climates.In Antarctica,it might stick howto dress, it and sengers, at a ten - around longer and pose a threat to marine wilOltfe.On just depended |lF -: on time,to the NordNovember26, Chileanofficialsconflrmeda mile_long slick if theygrabbed norge.Endeavour t - , in the areaof the sinking. Meanwhile, conservationists point everything whenthe then collects out the potentialfor truly devastating calamities thl future,sincethereareno lawssay- alarmwent off.Most Explorels In eight who has to pay for cleanup. proposed2005 annexto the AntarcticTreaty A ing wourd people didl' Zodiacs and brings haveplacedresponsibility ships'owners, it wasneverratified..This on but isa wake-upcall theirdrivers for gorernmentsto rollup their sleeves do some regulating;'says and Jim Barnes, execu_ 5:30 n.r. aboardfor tea tive dlrectorof the Antarcticand SouthernOceanCoalition. _.toa spRtNG As the two rescue whilethe Zodiacs ships arrive, a aredismantled.

passengers orare deredto dress and meet in a lecture hall on the upperdeck. After crew members explain that the ship is stable and rescuersare on the way, passengers with

captainBengtWiman passengers and sounds callto the crewaboard. abandon ship.

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