The ship's next cruise has been cancelled as the travel company investigates what happened.
A woman has died and four people have been injured after a"rogue wave" hit a cruise ship in the Atlantic.
The Viking Polaris was sailing towards the Argentinian resort town of Ushuaia as part of its Antarctic Explorer cruise when the wave hit at 10.40pm local time on Wednesday. The travel company said the ship"sustained limited damage" and arrived in Ushuaia, 1,926 miles south of Buenos Aires, without any more problems the following afternoon.
A spokesperson added:"It is with great sadness that we confirmed a guest passed away following the incident.The Associated Press cited Argentinian authorities as saying the passenger was a 62-year-old American woman.
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