Two passengers are reported dead after a zodiac launched from the expedition cruise ship World Explorer in the Antarctic capsized, media reports say.

Paxnews.com cited the Seattle based Quark Expeditions as saying in a statement: “We are deeply saddened to confirm that there has been a tragic accident during a zodiac excursion from the ship World Explorer, chartered by Quark Expeditions, near Elephant Island in the Antarctic on November 15.”