Cruise ship grounded off Greenland with at least three Covid cases on board
Third attempt to free the MV Ocean Explorer carrying 206 people fails, but passengers are reportedly ‘in good spirits’
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Third attempt to free the MV Ocean Explorer carrying 206 people fails, but passengers are reportedly ‘in good spirits’
A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland.
Australian and Kiwi passengers claim to be in 'good spirits' despite the situation.
The cruise liner, Ocean Explorer, may be able to refloat itself in the Arctic during a high tide.
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 stated that they are still grounded in the National Park," the Joint Arctic Command said in a ...