“The ship had been drifting in zigzags and circles ... hits the coast”, said at the time maritime governor for Chile's Antarctica, Captain Juan Villegas. The area where she went down is ...

It set out to make the first land crossing of Antarctica, but had to abandon the quest when the expedition ship, the Endurance, was trapped and then holed by sea-ice. From then on it was all about ...

Species from around the world that are "hitching a lift" on ships threaten Antarctica's pristine marine ecosystem. That is the conclusion of a study tracking research, fishing and tourist vessels ...

Unfortunately, the propeller issue could not be fixed so the decision was made not to continue to Antarctica, a further two-day journey away from inhabited land and help, should the need arise.

The ship was scheduled to make stops at iconic locations like Elephant Island and Deception Island. Instead, an electric motor failure forced the vessel to cancel the entire Antarctic leg of the ...

Later in life I returned to the photographs I'd taken in Antarctica – and my memories – and started painting scenes of whaling ships. I've donated paintings to several whaling museums in the ...

In the dark during a night watch, she steers the ship on course and keeps a meticulous log book. This is will be her fifth campaign, and her second to the Antarctic. It’s not the hard work ...