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Chile has issued a tsunami warning and said people should evacuate coastal areas in the south of country after a large earthquake. The warning was issued for the remote Magallanes region on the country's southern tip and parts of the Chilean Antarctic Territory. It comes after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck 219km (136 miles) off the coast of the city of Ushuaia, in neighbouring Argentina, on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was also felt in Ushuaia, local media reports, and aftershocks have been reported in the region. In a post on X, Chilean President Gabriel...

All passengers on board a cruise ship that ran aground in Antarctica were transferred Wednesday to a sister ship... Passengers from the Ocean Nova were transferred to the Clipper Adventurer, also operated by Quark Expeditions, to be carried to Ushuaia, Argentina, the city closest to Antarctica. The Ocean Nova went aground Tuesday in Marguerite Bay near San Martin, an Argentinian base in Antarctica. The vessel was carrying 106 people, 65 passengers and 41 crew, Quark said. Divers from a Spanish naval vessel found no visible damage during a preliminary inspection ...

Chilean naval crews are waiting for the high tide on Monday to try to free a cruise ship stranded in Antarctica, after the first attempt to refloat the vessel was unsuccessful. Attempts on Sunday to free the MV Ushuaia, which is stuck on the rock, tilted to one side and leaking fuel, proved to be more difficult than first thought. Eleven Australians were among 120 people on board the ship who had to be evacuated to Argentina after the vessel was damaged when it hit a rock on Thursday. US-based International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators executive director, Steve Wellmeier,...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The Argentine navy says a cruise ship carrying 122 people is adrift and taking on water in Antarctica but is no danger of sinking. .. 89 passengers .. 33 crew .. the "Ushuaia."