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Third attempt to free the MV Ocean Explorer carrying 206 people fails, but passengers are reportedly ‘in good spirits’

A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland.

Australian and Kiwi passengers claim to be in 'good spirits' despite the situation.

The cruise liner, Ocean Explorer, may be able to refloat itself in the Arctic during a high tide.

FILE photo -- Alison Wright/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland. The Ocean Explorer, a 343-foot long and 60-foot wide ship, ran aground on Monday near Alpefjord in the Northeast Greenland National Park -- a 375,000-square-mile area that is the most northerly national park in the world. There have been no reports of damage to the ship. "Arctic Command has been in contact with the cruise ship Ocean Explorer, which has...

Three New Zealanders are among 206 cruise passengers trapped on an expedition vessel near the Arctic Circle. 
Now passengers of the luxury cruise claim the

A Sydney couple on board a cruise ship that had been stranded in Greenland said the vessel had been freed by a fishing boat called Tarajoq.

FILE photo -- Alison Wright/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland. The Ocean Explorer, a 343-foot long and 60-foot wide ship, ran aground on Monday near Alpefjord in the Northeast Greenland National Park -- a 375,000-square-mile area that is the most northerly national park in the world. There have been no reports of damage to the ship. "Arctic Command has been in contact with the cruise ship Ocean Explorer, which has...

The cruise ship is operated by Australia-based Aurora Expeditions and has passengers from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the UK and the US.

The Ocean Explorer had been traveling toward Northeast Greenland National Park when it ran aground on Monday, officials said. The ship is still stuck.