Luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland freed after 3 days
The cruise ship was freed by a research vessel at high tide.
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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.