Passengers rescued in Antarctic cruise drama

Around 100 passengers had to be rescued from a stricken cruise liner in the Antarctic Ocean today.

Around 100 passengers had to be rescued from a stricken cruise liner in the Antarctic Ocean today.

The evacuation of the 2,400-tonne vessel MV Explorer came after it reportedly hit an iceberg and started listing near the South Shetland Islands, hundreds of miles south of Argentina.

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