Expedition

A Filipino woman reported having been raped by her father on board the 'Expedition', which has been moored for months in the port of Fray Bentos, on Aug 25, 2024. On Sep 10, the communications department of the National Navy reported the case. The Fray Bentos Prefecture went to the ship to consult the captain and collect the victim's complaint. Both are Filipino nationals and members of the ship's crew. The woman was taken to the local hospital for evaluation and forensic tests ordered by the prosecutor will be performed. Meanwhile, the Scientific Police Headquarters of Río Negro carried out an inspection at the place where the events occurred.

After the "Expedition" ran aground in the evening of July 23, 2012, the ship anchored at Longyearbyen in the Advents Fjord in the afternoon of July 26. The ship had started taking in water after the grounding at Isispynten, east of Nordaustlandet, with 157 people on board. First it was thought that there was no damage to the ship, but later it turned out that water poured into the ship. The captain first had decided to head for Ny-Ålesund, but after the leaks were discovered, he decided that it was more convenient to check the ship with divers in Longyearbyen. There were 100 passengers and 57 crew on board. Norwegian report with photo: http://www.svalbardposten.no/nyheter/lekk-i-longyearbyen