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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.

Pair in isolation with virus, other passengers have been told, as Ocean Explorer remains stuck in Alpefjord national park

Ninety Australians are stuck aboard a luxury cruise liner in a national park in Greenland after it ran aground on Tuesday.

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

The Danish militarys Joint Arctic Command (JAC) said the closest Danish navy ship was around 1,200 nautical miles (more than 2,000km or 1,380 miles) away, adding it was heading to the site and would not reach the grounded ship until Friday at the earliest.

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

Rescuers won’t reach the Ocean Explorer, stuck in a remote part of Greenland, until Friday morning.