Who was the captain of the MV Explorer sinking?
Who was the captain of the MV Explorer sinking? The report into the accident was released in April 2009. The report cites the decision by Captain Bengt Wiman, age 49, to enter the ice field based on his knowledge and information available at the time as the primary reason why Explorer was so severely damaged.
Has any ship sank in the Drake Passage?
The Drake Passage has been described as having the roughest seas in the world; 20,000 sailors have lost their lives there and its waters hold more than 800 shipwrecks.
What 100 year old ship was found in Antarctica?
Following another expedition later in his life, Shackleton died on South Georgia Island in 1947 and is buried there. More than a century after it sank off the coast of Antarctica, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship HMS Endurance has been located, apparently intact and in good condition.
What ship was found 106 years later?
Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance, lost since 1915, is found off Antarctica. An expedition that set out in search of the lost ship of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton has found it — 106 years after the vessel sank off Antarctica.
Could a cruise ship today sink?
They're VERY large, so a sea has to be really rough to threaten a cruise ship from sinking. The black ship is the Titanic. The white one is a cruise ship. Yes, it is possible for a modern cruise ship to sink.