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  • Norwegian Cruise Ship Hits Iceberg in Antarctic

    12/31/2007 4:16:35 PM PST · by george76 · 80 replies · 1,489+ views
    The Associated Press ^ | December 29, 2007
    A Norwegian cruise ship carrying some 300 people lost engine power during an electrical outage and struck an Antarctic glacier, smashing a lifeboat but causing no injuries... The MS Fram hit the ice late Friday near Browns Bluff in the Antarctic... The engine started again and the liner continued to King George Island for an inspection. "We hit a glacier. We have damage to a starboard lifeboat and a little bit forward," ... the ship apparently suffered no serious damage. Hansen said the power outage lasted 40 to 50 minutes and sent the vessel adrift against the glacier, where it...