Passengers transferred to sister ship L'Austral following incident near the Falkland Islands
By
Sean Dudley |
Ponant has cancelled the Antarctic cruise of its Le Boréal vessel following an engine room fire.
Distress calls were sent out on Wednesday as the ship was sailing near the Falkland Islands.
Passengers were evacuated as the incident was dealt with, and Ponant confirmed in a statement that no injuries had been sustained by the ship’s passengers or the crew.
Le Boréal’s 256 passengers have now been transferred to its sister ship, L'Austral, which was sailing nearby.
The British Ministry of Defence confirmed that Le Boréal was now in a stable condition that two tugs were bringing it alongside for assessment.