BUENOS AIRES - reached a damaged cruise ship of Argentina southernmost port early Friday with its 88 American passengers and 77 crew safe after a big wave broke his bridge window and cut off its communications and radar.
Clelia II was four days in Antarctica to stay but back to your planned port in Ushuaia after only two days because of the incident on Tuesday, sailing according to passengers.
It was a very slow journey in heavy weather, said passenger Denis Smyth, a 68-year-old U.S. Navy veteran from Rockville point, New York.
"I am an ex Navy person, so I was used, but it was very rough." There was a lot of days when people were too sick to eat, "he told the associated press by phone from Ushuaia."
Smyth said a railing of a large wave broke a Los to break it through the window of the bridge. Water then poured in, short communications and radar.
"About five or six fell and several had black eyes and bruises," said Smyth. "If the ship staggered, some people are saying about the lounge went flying."
Click somewhere else fell half a dozen people out of their chairs during a wildlife lecture, but no one was seriously injured, he said.
Clelia II declared emergency on Tuesday when it was North-East of the South Shetland Islands and about 500 miles (845 km) of Ushuaia, the Argentine Navy said in a statement.
The International Association of Antarctica Tour operators said in a statement that there was "No injuries passengers, although a member of the crew minor injuries suffered."
Smyth said "The only concern I had was when we lost all communications and radar." "We were basically blind out there."
"But I don't think that we were ever fully in fear of our lives," he added.
Another ship, the National Geographic Explorer, the time day accompanied by Clelia II most and then sailed alongside it support.
Smyth, said the passengers who pay someone for your berths at the age between 50 and 85 upwards of $9,000.
The 77 crew members were 44 from the Philippines and the rest of Greece Bulgaria Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, France, Denmark, Hungary, Indonesia, Ukraine, Romania, United Kingdom, the United States.
Ship from Ushuaia Nov. 30 had removed. It's travel dynamics international New York operated and owned by Helios shipping of Piraeus Greece.
Despite the accident and his Antarctic tour was cut short Smyth said "everyone experience overall enjoyed", because you were able, penguins, sea lions and many birds to see.
"I am very satisfied." I saw what I came to see below, ", he said."
By news.yahoo.com
AP - docked Greek-owned cruise ship Clelia II is seen arriving at the port of the city of Ushuaia,
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