Explorer sinks after hitting iceberg in Antarctica. ... The Explorer was formerly the Lindblad Explorer, commissioned in 1969 by Lars-Eric Lindblad, founder of Lindblad Travel.

At 2:50 a.m., the Explorer reported that it had lost propulsion and was drifting toward ice, Kruess wrote in an incident report filed Friday to Lindblad Expeditions, which owns the Endeavour.

PHOTO: The National Geographic Explorer, with its ice-strengthened hull, joined Lindblad's fleet in 2008. (photo by Ralph Lee Hopkins) Lindblad Expeditions calls its ship the National Geographic ...

Exterior view of the National Geographic-Lindblad Explorer ship sailing through Antarctica. In 2024, over 120,000 tourists visited Antarctica, ...

For the first time in its history, National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions completed its debut round-trip flights between Puerto Natales, Chile, and King George Island in Antarctica. The ...

BUENOS AIRES – The first cruise ship ever built to ply the frigid waters off Antarctica became the first ever to sink there Friday. The red-hulled M/S Explorer struck ice, took on water as 154 ...

OTTAWA, Nov. 25 — From its beginning until its demise, the Explorer was an Antarctic pioneer. Launched in 1969 under the name Lindblad Explorer, it was the first ship built specifically to ferry ...

OTTAWA, Nov. 25 — From its beginning until its demise, the Explorer was an Antarctic pioneer. Launched in 1969 under the name Lindblad Explorer, it was the first ship built specifically to ferry ...

OTTAWA, Nov. 25 — From its beginning until its demise, the Explorer was an Antarctic pioneer. Launched in 1969 under the name Lindblad Explorer, it was the first ship built specifically to ferry ...

OTTAWA, Nov. 25 — From its beginning until its demise, the Explorer was an Antarctic pioneer. Launched in 1969 under the name Lindblad Explorer, it was the first ship built specifically to ferry ...