10 August 07
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Brits injured by falling ice on arctic cruise
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A falling ice glacier hit the arctic
cruise ship 'Alexey Maryshev' while cruising around the Svalbard islands
which is 300 miles north of Norway.
The cruiser which is owned by the specialist tour operator Discover the
World was rocked by falling ice as it was sailing past a large
glacier. Many of the passengers were also hit by the ice and some
suffered broken limbs and bruised ribs although none of the injuries are
thankfully life threatening.
Police are investigating whether the cruise ship was sailing too close
to the glacier, although a spokesman from Discover the World said it had
given strict instructions to the captain on how close it was to safely
be to the glaciers.
UK residents that need further information on friends or family that
were on the ship can contact Discover the World on Tel - 01737 214204 or
07793 267510.
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