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The cruise ship was freed by a research vessel at high tide.

The operator of a luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland with 206 people on board said Thursday that the MV Ocean Explorer was successfully pulled free by a fisheries research vessel at high tide. The cruise ship ran aground above the Arctic Circle on Monday.

The cruise ship Ocean Explorer has been freed after it ran aground off the coast of Greenland Thursday.

The Ocean Explorer with 206 people on board had been stuck since Monday, with some catching Covid.

Before the cruise ship was freed, authorities reported that three passengers had COVID-19.

A Bahamas-flagged Norwegian cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew has run aground in northwestern Greenl...

The Bahamas-flagged Ocean Explorer ran aground in Alpefjord on Greenland’s Northeast Greenland National Park on Monday.

Denmark's Joint Arctic Command said the earliest its closest ship might reach the cruise ship is Friday morning local time.

The closest vessel available to help won't reach the luxury expedition cruise ship until Friday morning, officials said.

An expedition vessel has run aground in eastern Greenland and may be stuck for days until assistance can arrive.