Fears kindled by tourism in the Antarctic Nov 26, 2007
Flying into Punta Arenas crew members from the MS Explorer, which sank after hitting an iceberg ... On Sunday, the last of the passengers and crewmen evacuated from the Explorer were airlifted from Antarctica to Punta Arenas, Chile ... Flying into Punta Arenas … crew members from the MS Explorer, which sank after hitting an iceberg. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Misgivings on Antarctican cruise ships rise along with tourism Nov 26, 2007
Passengers from the Explorer had a chance to rest inside a plane that took them to Punta Arenas, Chile, on Saturday ... On Sunday, the last of the passengers and crew members evacuated from the Explorer were airlifted from Antarctica to Punta Arenas, Chile. (International Herald Tribune)
Last from Antarctica shipwreck reach Chile Nov 26, 2007
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile The last survivors of a cruise ship that sank in frigid Antarctic waters two days ago arrived in southern Chile on Sunday, visibly weary but happy to be alive. The captain of the sunken Explorer cruise ship, Bengt Wiman, descended from the C130 Hercules aircraft in Punta Arenas and gave a thumbs up to bystanders before he entered the airport terminal ... Passengers and crew of the M/S Explorer cruise ship arrive in Punta Arenas on Sunday from the Chilean research base in... (Globe and Mail)
In picturesRelief as passengers from iceberg-hit MS Explorer make land Nov 26, 2007
The ordeal of MS Explorer passengers has ended after they were flown to Punta Arenas in southern Chile ... Exhausted passengers were transported to Punta Arenas on a Chilean Air Force C-130 Hercules. (BBC News -- UK)
Rescued tourists arrive in Chile Nov 26, 2007
Seventy-seven of 154 people who escaped the Explorer cruise liner after it hit an iceberg landed at Punta Arenas, on the Magellan strait in the far south of the country, on Saturday. "I feel wonderful, very pleased to be alive," Jan Henkel, a Danish tourist, said as he stepped of a Chilean air force C-130 aircraft. (Aljazeera.Net)
Ship wreck survivors arrive in Chile Nov 25, 2007
Seventy-seven of those rescued from the scarlet-hulled Explorer cruise liner arrived at Punta Arenas in far southern Chile in an air force C-130 after spending the night at a Chilean base on the Antarctic island of King George. Ten Australians were among the 154 on the ship but it is not known whether any were on the flight into Chile. (ABC Online)
Passengers arrive in Chile Nov 25, 2007
Officials say 77 out of the 154 passengers and crew touched down in Punta Arenas. The plane is set to return for the others, who are likely to remain on King George Island until tomorrow. (Sky News)
Rescued passengers head for home Nov 25, 2007
The first flight from King George Island in the Antarctic Ocean has landed in Punta Arenas, Chile, with 75 of the ship's passengers and two staff members onboard ... They remain in Chilean and Uruguayan military barracks and will be flown to Punta Arenas if the weather improves ... Representatives from the consular offices of Britain, Australia, Canada and the US are in Punta Arenas to assist and flights home from Chile are being arranged, the spokesman said. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Smooth rescue defies Antarctic odds after cruise ship hits iceberg, sinks Nov 25, 2007
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile -- A rare calm in Antarctic seas and the swift response by a passing ship helped save all aboard a Canadian cruise liner that struck an iceberg in the night and sank off Antarctica, rescued passengers and experienced sailors said Saturday. The MS Explorer, a Canadian-operated cruiser built in 1969 as a pioneer among rugged go-anywhere tourist ships that plied waters from the Amazon to the Arctic and Antarctic circles, struck ice Friday, took on water and dipped beneath the... (North County Times)
Wait Goes On For Tourists From Stricken Ship Nov 25, 2007
77 out of the 154 passengers and crew have already been taken to Punta Arenas in Chile. The rest of the group are due to leave today, weather permitting. (Sky News)
Chile rescue after tourists' ice collision Nov 25, 2007
A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed all 10 Australians had been flown to Punta Arenas in southern Chile, where they have been met by consulate officers from the Australian embassy in Santiago ... After a delay caused by strong winds and dropping visibility, a Hercules cargo aircraft yesterday left for Punta Arenas, with the Explorer's occupants aboard ... A spokesman for G.A.P. Adventures said that on landing in Punta Arenas, the passengers would be given the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Doomed Ship Defies Antarctica Odds Nov 25, 2007
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile (AP) -- A rare calm in Antarctic seas and the swift response by a passing ship helped save all aboard a Canadian cruise liner that struck an iceberg in the night and sank, rescued passengers and experienced sailors said Saturday ... was among the first to get out of a Chilean Hercules C-130 in Punta Arenas, clutching his life jacket like a precious souvenir and reminder of anxious hours spent adrift. (New York Post)
Rescued Antarctic tourists are stranded Nov 25, 2007
A group of tourists rescued from the cruise ship Explorer, which struck an iceberg off Antarctica on Friday, were flown yesterday to Punta Arenas in Chile after spending the night on King George island. Around half of the 100 tourists rescued were flown off the island. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Crew Stays Calm as Ship Hits Iceberg Nov 25, 2007
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile Tourists from 14 nations rescued off Antarctica when their cruise ship struck and iceberg and sank were waiting out bad weather Saturday at a remote Chilean military base, before they can be airlifted out to the South American mainland. Ms Explorer, a small Canadian cruise ship carrying passengers who shelled out thousands of dollars to retrace the route of a 20th century explorer, struck an iceberg before dawn Friday and sank later in icy Antarctic waters. (Fox News)
Spill from Antarctic shipwreck poses serious pollution threat Nov 25, 2007
Some passengers from the sea cruiser Explorer arrive in Punta Arenas, 2000 kms south of Santiago, Chile, from Antarctica in a Chilean Air Force plane ... Seventy-seven people, who were on board the Ms Explorer when the cruise liner struck ice and sank off King George Island in Antarctic seas on Friday, arrived at Punta Arenas in southern Chile by a Chilean air force plane. (Xinhuanet, China)
Rescued passengers of cruise ship Explorer leave Antarctica Nov 25, 2007
Poor wind conditions had delayed their flights aboard military aircraft, but a plane carrying 80 of the passengers arrived in the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas ... A spokesman for GAP Adventures, which owned the Explorer, said that upon landing in Punta Arenas, a city at the southern tip of mainland Chile, the passengers would be given the option of joining another cruise or flying home. (Boston Globe)
Shipwreck tourists flown to Chile Nov 25, 2007
The Chilean air force Hercules flew the group from their refuge on King George Island to Punta Arenas ... The first Hercules flight arrived in Punta Arenas at about 2230 GMT carrying 77 of those rescued from the Explorer ... Some passengers whooped for joy and punched the air in relief as they stepped off the plane, the BBC's Gideon Long in Punta Arenas reports. (BBC News -- UK)
Passengers escape unhurt from Antarctic ship Nov 24, 2007
The passengers and crew were being taken to Chile's Eduardo Frei base in the Antarctic from where they would later be flown to Punta Arenas in southern Chile, a Chilean navy commander told local television. ICY CONTINENT. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
ANTARCTIC TOURISTS TO RETURN TO MAINLAND Nov 24, 2007
But the landing on King George Island was delayed for several hours by a storm and military officials are now hoping the weather clears so they can be airlifted today to Punta Arenas, Chile's southern-most city. Passengers will then be given the option of continuing their cruise on another ship, or returning home, said the Gap spokesman. (Sky News)
154 evacuated safely from cruise ship after it strikes ice off Antarctica Nov 24, 2007
Chilean air force planes plan to fly the rescued passengers and crew Saturday to Punta Arenas at the southernmost tip of Chile, he said. An Argentine navy statement said that at the time of the accident, the Explorer was been some 445 miles (715 kilometers) southeast of Ushuaia, Argentina's southernmost city and a jumping-off point for cruise ships and supply vessels for Antarctica. (International Herald Tribune)
Sinking Ship Evacuated Off Antarctica Nov 24, 2007
He said he expected the survivors to be flown to Punta Arenas at the southernmost tip of Chile on Saturday because of bad weather. "We will probably wait until tomorrow to send two or three planes to transport the passengers," he told The Associated Press. (Time.com)
All OK as ship sinks off Antarctica Nov 24, 2007
Authorities said later that all the rescued passengers had disembarked at the King George Island base amd were hoping the weather would clear enough to airlift Chile's southernmost city of Punta Arenas on Saturday ... He said Chilean air force planes, weather permitting, would fly the survivors on Saturday to Punta Arenas at the southernmost tip of Chile. (USA Today)
A global warning for UN chief from the ice floes at the foot of the world Nov 13, 2007
The meticulously dressed couple had to don padded polar trousers and anoraks in the hold of a Chilean military transport aircraft during the 2;hour flight from Punta Arenas, southern Chile. Related Links. (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
U.N. chief sees Antarctic meltdown Nov 13, 2007
Ban flew from Chile's southernmost city of Punta Arenas to that country's station on the Antarctica, Chilean Air Force President Eduardo Frei base, accompanied by officials and scientists ... He then returned to Punta Arenas. (CNN)
UN chief highlights global warming in visit to Antarctica Nov 10, 2007
The UN secretary general then boarded the C-130 plane to Punta Arenas in southern Chile. On Sunday, he heads to Brazil to meet the countrys President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Living at the mercy of the Sun Sep 18, 2007
By David Shukman BBC News, Punta Arenas, Chile ... Punta Arenas lies close to Chile's southernmost tip ... Several times a year, one of the world's southernmost cities, Punta Arenas in Chile, falls under the hole and its inhabitants suffer the worst effects of the solar radiation - including a massively raised risk of skin cancer. (BBC News -- Science)
Explorers Sail, Bike, Walk from North to South Pole Aug 22, 2007
Planned arrival via bicycle into Punta Arenas, Chile Dec. 26. Set sail for Magnetic South Pole Dec. 31. (Fox News)
Santiago, Chile Flights Aug 22, 2007
Sky flies to Punta Arenas, Coyhaique, La Serena, Arica, and many other destinations. Aerolineas del Sur/Air Comet Chile - Chilean air carrier Aerolineas del Sur has flights to popular routes from Santiago such as Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, and Iquique, as well as flights to Paris, London, Rome, and MadridCopa Airlines - The Panamanian air carrier Copa has direct service between Santiago and Panama City, sometimes stopping in , San Jose or Guayaquil depending on the flight. (Suite101.com)
Texas researchers and educators head for Antarctica Aug 16, 2007
UTSAs research team will depart Sept. 1 from Punta Arenas, Chile. The expedition, sponsored by the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS), is one of 20 annual trips planned involving a teacher accompanying a research expedition. (EurekAlert!)
Carnival plans South America voyages Jul 5, 2007
The voyage includes stops in Montevideo, Uruguay; Puerto Madryn, Argentina; Ushuaia, Argentina; Punta Arenas, Chile; and Puerto Montt, Chile. an 18-day, six-port South America/Mexican Riviera cruise from Santiago (Valparaiso) to San Francisco, March 3-21. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
The best in slow travel| May 17, 2007
Popular cruise departure points in southern Chile include Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas, while highlights include the huge fjord in Parque Nacional Laguna San Rafael and the magnificent Unesco Biosphere Reserve of Parque Nacional Torres del Paine. Cycle around Amsterdam, Netherlands. (iAfrica.com)
IPCC Report: Climate Change Hits Hard On Latin America And The Caribbean Apr 11, 2007
Highly unusual ozone loss and UV-B increases have occurred in the Punta Arenas (Chile) area over the past two decades resulting in the population being repeatedly exposed to an altered solar UV spectrum with a greater effectiveness for erythemae and photo-carcinogenesis. Biodiversity. (Science Daily)
Seno Otway Penguin Colony Mar 20, 2007
The Seno Otway Colony is located 70km north of Punta Arenas, in Chile s Southern Patagonia Region ... The reserve was established in 1991 after a school director in Punta Arenas watched as visitors would picnic near the penguins and coax them out of their burrows with barbed wire ... Many companies make the tour by bus every afternoon from Punta Arenas. (Suite101.com)
Nothing's normal in astounding park Mar 12, 2007
Nearest significant airport gateway is in Punta Arenas, Chile, a pleasant town and a five-hour-plus drive by car to the national park entrance ... For an around-the-horn Grand Tour routing out of O'Hare (using a combination of airlines) with multi-day layovers in Buenos Aires, Ushuaia (the southern tip of Argentina, base for Tierra del Fuego National Park), Punta Arenas and Santiago, expect to pay around $1,700 ... Once in Punta Arenas, backpackers typically use one of several bus companies that... (Chicago Tribune)
Lend a hand in Chile Feb 11, 2007
Excursions include a visit to a penguin sanctuary on Seno Otway, south of Punta Arenas, and a tour of Santiago, Chile ... Cost: $2,600 per person, including international air fare from Los Angeles, internal air fare from Santiago to Punta Arenas, all ground and boat transportation, meals, lodging and entrance fees. (Buffalo News -- Arts)
UTSA researchers examine effects of global warming on Antarctic Feb 9, 2007
The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded the 6,000 mile trip which was designed to allow scientists to collect data aboard the Swedish icebreaker Oden during transit from Punta Arenas, Chile to the United States' McMurdo Research Station on the Antarctic continent, south of New Zealand. The Oden was chartered by NSF to break through the ice and create a 25-mile long shipping channel that would allow for the delivery of annual supplies to NSF's McMurdo Research Station. (EurekAlert!)
Chile probes deadly fires Feb 6, 2007
A fire swept through a small hotel in the southern city of Punta Arenas, killing 10 foreign tourists ... Witnesses said several people escaped by jumping from the second floor of the hotel, located in the centre of Punta Arenas, Chile's southernmost city and a popular tourist destination. (BBC News -- Americas)
1st Kuwaiti woman MP sworn in Feb 5, 2007
A fire swept through a small hotel in Chile early Saturday morning, killing a Canadian woman vacationing in the southern city of Punta Arenas. A drive-by gunman opened fire into a hotel lobby in Acapulco, Mexico Saturday night, wounding a Canadian man and woman on vacation together in the resort city. (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
Australian woman killed in Chile blaze Feb 5, 2007
A 26-YEAR-OLD woman from NSW has died in a hotel fire in the southernmost Chilean city of Punta Arenas. She was among 13 people killed in the blaze and officials warn the death toll could rise. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
A voyage to the end of the Earth Feb 5, 2007
This 100-passenger ship, which sails from Punta Arenas, Chile, to Ushuaia, Argentina, had turned out to be a real treasure ... Via Australis and Mare Australis sail routes from Punta Arenas, Chile, to Ushuaia, Argentina, and back again ... I flew LAN Chile airlines to Punta Arenas, Chile, from Santiago, Chile, then at the end of the cruise flew LAN Chile from Ushuaia, Argentina, back to Santiago. (Chicago Tribune)
Chile hotel fire kills tourists Feb 4, 2007
The blaze swept through the Blue House hotel in Punta Arenas in the early hours of Saturday morning. Officials in Punta Arenas believe four of the dead were from Argentina, four from Germany and two from Holland. (BBC News -- Americas)
Ten foreign tourists die in Chilean hotel fire Feb 4, 2007
Firemen battle a blaze in the Blue House hotel in Punta Arenas, Chile, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007 ... SANTIAGO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ten foreign tourists died in a hotel fire in the resort city of Punta Arenas in southern Chile on Saturday, a local TV station reported ... Punta Arenas, 3,140 kilometers from Santiago, is Chile's southernmost city. (Xinhuanet, China)
Fire kills 10 foreign tourists in southern Chile Feb 3, 2007
Punta Arenas, located on the Strait of Magellan, is a popular jumping off point for Patagonia-region attractions, most notably the world-renowned Torres del Paine National Park. . (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Christmastime in Chile Jan 30, 2007
Leaving the scene is exactly what happened to the port cities of Valparaiso and Punta Arenas, thanks to the Panama Canal ... Punta Arenas is so isolated, 1,500 miles south of Valparaiso, that locals half-seriously call themselves an independent republic ... It was to Punta Arenas that the around-the-world hopeful sailor and Long Beach resident Ken Barnes was helicoptered after his recent rescue at sea. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Over Antarctica Jan 15, 2007
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile -- It isn't the way to do Antarctica ... Being fed canapes and Champagne while flying the 600-plus miles from Punta Arenas and over Cape Horn and the Drake Passage to the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula ... " Sometimes the surprise is getting there at all. Because weather toward the bottom of the planet is famously uncooperative, one in five planned flights is either rerouted up over Chile's scenic splendor (no refunds and, according to Pincheira, no complaints) or is scrubbed... (Chicago Tribune)
A night at the bottom of the world Jan 15, 2007
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile -- Our Antarctic flyover out of Punta Arenas, Chile, was offered as an extra-cost excursion to passengers of the Norwegian Crown, a Norwegian Cruise Line (www ... Other cruise lines offer Antarctic flightseeing from Punta Arenas as well, including Holland America (www ... Other points: Hefty non-refundable deposits are required, and passengers are advised to plan on spending several nights in Punta Arenas (not a bad place to spend several nights, under these circumstances) to... (Chicago Tribune)
Rescued Sailor Back Home In California Jan 10, 2007
In the days since he was rescued, Barnes toured Punta Arenas, Chile, and held a news conference about his brush with death ... Barnes was released from the Armed Forces Hospital in Punta Arenas, Chile's southernmost city, after doctors determined he was in good condition and began the long trip home on Monday ... During his brief stay in Punta Arenas, Barnes toured the downtown area and and kissed the foot of a bronze statue of a Patagonia Indian in the main square. (CBS News -- US)
Sailor back on land after 3 days adrift Jan 8, 2007
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile - An American sailor whose round-the-world journey was frustrated by a yacht-destroying storm reached land on Sunday, saying he's ''doing very well'' and didn't regret having made his attempt to circle the globe alone nonstop ... Barnes was brought to Punta Arenas by aircraft after he was rescued Friday by the fishing trawler Pesca Polar 1, backed by Chilean navy aircraft. (The Miami Herald)
* Round-the-world US sailor in Chilean fishing boat rescue Jan 8, 2007
AP, PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE Monday, Jan 08, 2007, Page 7 ... From there, a navy helicopter is to fly him to Punta Arenas, where he was scheduled to arrive around noon yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
U.S. sailor rescued after three days adrift Jan 7, 2007
Ken Barnes, 47, was picked up shortly before 6 a.m. EST by the Chilean trawler Polar Pesca 1, the navy's Operations Department reported in Punta Arenas, on Chile's southwestern tip ... The navy officer said Mr. Barnes would be taken to Punta Arenas, a trip that could last up to two days, depending on the weather. (Globe and Mail -- International)
cruise ships gliding through Patagonian waters Jan 7, 2007
" Sailing between Punta Arenas, Chile, and Ushuaia, Argentina, on three- and four-night voyages, the Via Australis and its twin, the Mare Australis, half-circumnavigate Tierra del Fuego through iceberg-choked fjords and passages charted by Magellan, Drake and Darwin's HMS Beagle. It's a world of almost unnerving beauty and tempestuous grandeur, of ribbony waterfalls streaking down misty mountainsides, of stone fingers thrusting into the clouds and colossal glaciers tumbling to the sea. Warm, dry... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
American sailor says all is well following rescue after 3 days adrift Jan 7, 2007
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile (AP) -- An American sailor attempting a non-stop, round-the-world voyage headed toward land Saturday after three days adrift, saying "everything is going well" following his rescue by a fishing vessel a day earlier ... Barnes said he slept well on the rescue ship after getting just a couple of hours of sleep the three previous nights, according to Navy Capt. Ivan Valenzuela, the maritime governor of Punta Arenas, Chile's southernmost city ... The Polar Pesca will take Barnes... (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
American Sailor Rescued After Spending 3 Days Adrift off Chile's Coast Jan 6, 2007
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile An American trying to sail around the world alone was rescued early Friday after drifting three days on his disabled yacht in treacherous seas off the southern tip of South America. Ken Barnes was picked up shortly before 6 a.m. EST by the trawler , the Chilean navy's Operations Department reported in Punta Arenas ... "I love you. I'm on the fishing boat headed for Punta Arenas, and I'm OK and everything's OK," he said in a calm voice. (Fox News -- Views)
Rescued O.C. Sailor Expected Home By Wednesday Jan 6, 2007
(AP) PUNTA ARENAS, Chile Family members say they expect Newport Beach sailor back home in Southern California by Wednesday. Barnes was rescued by the Chilean trawler Polar Pesca 1, the navy's Operations Department reported in Punta Arenas, 3,200 miles south of the capital Santiago early Friday after spending three days adrift in his storm-battered boat off the southern tip of South America. (CBS2.com, CA)
Sailor rescued after days adrift Jan 6, 2007
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile -- An American sailor who spent three days adrift after a storm dashed his round-the-world voyage was headed toward land yesterday after being rescued in treacherous waters off the southern tip of South America ... The Chilean Navy said Barnes, 47, was being taken by a fishing vessel to a lighthouse in the Straits of Magellan, where a helicopter would fly him to Punta Arenas, Chile's southernmost city ... He is expected to arrive in Punta Arenas tomorrow. (Boston Globe)
Lost American sailor is located Jan 5, 2007
Vidal said by telephone from Punta Arenas, 2,000 miles south of Santiago, that weather conditions in the area Thursday afternoon "are very good and are expected to remain like that" until the trawler reaches Barnes ... It was expected to take Barnes to Punta Arenas, near Chile's southwestern tip, where he would be treated by doctors and possibly flown to Santiago. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Family rejoices at rescue of Calif. sailor off Chilean coast Jan 5, 2007
"I love you. I'm on the fishing boat headed for Punta Arenas and I'm OK and everything is OK," he said in a calm voice. "I should be there in a day or two."Barnes said that his right leg, which was reported to have a deep gash to the bone, was fine. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Commercial fishing boat pushes to reach SoCal sailor Friday Jan 5, 2007
The fishing vessel was expected to take Barnes to Punta Arenas, on Chile's southwestern tip, where he would be treated and possibly flown to Santiago, Chilean and American officials told his family. The ship has a paramedic team, food and fresh clothing. (Fresno Bee -- State)
U.S. sailor adrift off Chilean coast Jan 5, 2007
It was sunny in the area on Thursday afternoon and winds and waves were soft, Vidal said by telephone from Punta Arenas, near Chile's southwestern tip ... It was expected to take Barnes to Punta Arenas, where he would be treated by doctors and possibly flown to the Chilean capital, Santiago. (USA Today)
Ship Expected to Reach Stranded U.S. Sailor Jan 4, 2007
On Wednesday morning, a Chilean navy search aircraft had flown over the area where Barnes' boat was believed to be, but clouds and rain kept the plane's crew from spotting it the yacht, navy press officer Paula Paredes said by telephone from Punta Arenas, nearly 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) south of the capital of. Barnes told his girlfriend in one brief phone call that he had heard planes overhead until the pre-dawn hours Wednesday. (Fox News)
Chile looks for Californian adrift at sea Jan 4, 2007
On Wednesday morning, a Chilean navy search aircraft flew over the area where the Barnes' disabled yacht is believed to be, but clouds and rain kept the plane from spotting the yacht, navy press officer Paula Paredes said by telephone from Punta Arenas, 2,000 miles south of the capital of Santiago. Weather conditions in the area were expected to improve by Thursday. (CNN -- World)
Chilean Navy Seeks Solo American Sailor Jan 4, 2007
A Chilean navy search aircraft flew over the area but clouds and rain made visibility poor, navy press officer Paula Paredes said by telephone from Punta Arenas, 1,990 miles south of Santiago, the capital. Weather conditions in the area were expected to improve by Thursday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
