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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 fishing vessel will attempt to use the high tide to pull free a Danish-owned luxury cruise ship that ran aground in northwestern Greenland with 206 people on board. A

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.

Efforts to refloat the stricken expedition ship Ocean Explorer are ongoing

206 people are still on board the Ocean Explorer. The cruise operator said on Thursday that three passengers have tested positive for COVID-19.

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

A cruise ship carrying 206 passengers and crew remains grounded in a remote location in northeast Greenland, after running aground on Monday afternoon.The Ocean Explorer is stranded in Alpefjord n