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Passengers rescued from Antarctic cruise ship

Published December 5, 2008, 4:58 am, Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - More than 100 passengers and crew were evacuated on Friday from a luxury Antarctic cruise ship that ran aground the previous day during a trip to observe seals, penguins and whales in the area.

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