By 07:30 UTC , all 91 passengers , 9 guides and 54 crew , from over 14 countries , left the ship and took to the life rafts , where they drifted for three to four hours , until they were picked up by the Norwegian ship MS Nordnorge which arrived on scene by 10:00 UTC . By 07:30 UTC , all 91 passengers , 9 guides and 54 crew , from over 14 countries , were evacuated and had taken to the Explorer 's life boats . The evacuees drifted for 5 hours until they were picked up by the Norwegian ship MS Nordnorge which arrived on scene at approximately 10:00 UTC .