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A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people has run aground in remote eastern Greenland with the nearest help by sea days away.

A mix of sediment, sand and silt left by a nearby glacier is exerting suction on the vessel and proving difficult to break.

A mix of sediment, sand and silt left by a nearby glacier is exerting suction on the vessel and proving difficult to break.

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

The Ocean Explorer,  which is currently being leased by Australian outfit Aurora Expeditions has run aground in north-east Greenland.

Rescue efforts are only expected to reach the scene on Friday

The Danish military's Joint Arctic Command (JAC) said Tuesday's tide had failed to lift the 104-meter (341-foot) Ocean Explorer enough to free it.

A luxury cruise ship with 90 Australians among its 206 passengers and crew members remains stuck after running aground in remote Greenland.

A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people remained stuck in a remote Greenland location on Wednesday after running aground earlier this week, the vessel's operator and rescue services said. The Danish military's Joint Arctic Command (JAC) said Tuesday's tide had failed to lift the 104-metre (341-foot) Ocean Explorer enough to free it. "The tide that came in during the day, local time, did not provide the desired help to sail on," the JAC said in a statement.

A Norwegian cruise ship carrying 206 people ran aground on Monday in Alpefjord in the Northeast Greenland National Park.