The "National Geographic Explorer" which had been stranded for almost a month due to a fault at the main engine which occurred on Dec 27, 2016, 95 nautical miles of the port of Ushuaia upon returning from a trip to Antarctica, was now on his way to a Dutch shipyard for repair. The ship had 117 passengers and 65 crew members on board. The auxiliary generators were put into operation to reach Ushuaia with the emergency propulsion at a speed between 4 and 5 knots and managed to reach the capital on December 29. The vessel was anchored for almost a month in Ushuaia Bay before being floated onto the "Rolldock Storm" on Jan 27, 2017. The ship had entered port on Jan 25. The "67 Río Uruguay and "81 Canal Beagle" of the Coastguard supported the unpredencented operation which lasted seven hours with rescue swimmers. The ship will now be fixed another two days before the journey to Eruope may start. Repairs were expected to last until April.
WORLD SHIPPING
30 January 2017 - 12:00
Update: 30 January 2017 - 15:38
Disabled cruise ship crossing the South Atlantic on heavy load carrier
Disabled cruise ship crossing the South Atlantic on heavy load carrier
WORLD SHIPPING
30 January 2017 - 12:00
Update: 30 January 2017 - 15:38
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