At 13.40 (LT) 74 passengers and 21 crew members were transferred from stricken M/V Plancius to M/V Ushuaia, OceanWide reports.
Everybody is safe and well. The ship departed at 14.00 local time. Progress and ETA in Montevideo will be updated soon. The tug boat is proceeding into King Edward Cove.
An earlier report said the Atlantic Odyssey voyage onboard M/V Plancius was interrupted due to the vessel experiencing an incapacitation caused by mechanical dysfunction of the main propulsion system causing a reduced propulsion power. The ship was sheltered in safe position resting alongside the jetty of King Edward Point Research Station in Grytviken/Cumberland East Bay/South Georgia.
Everybody is safe and well. The ship departed at 14.00 local time. Progress and ETA in Montevideo will be updated soon. The tug boat is proceeding into King Edward Cove.
An earlier report said the Atlantic Odyssey voyage onboard M/V Plancius was interrupted due to the vessel experiencing an incapacitation caused by mechanical dysfunction of the main propulsion system causing a reduced propulsion power. The ship was sheltered in safe position resting alongside the jetty of King Edward Point Research Station in Grytviken/Cumberland East Bay/South Georgia.