Passengers learn 'towel origami' aboard stranded Ocean Explorer cruise ship
The cruise ship had been stranded on the eastern coast of Greenland for days but has now been freed
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The cruise ship had been stranded on the eastern coast of Greenland for days but has now been freed
Authorities says the luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer has been successfully pulled free three days after running aground in Greenland with 206 people on board. The ship's owner says
It was aground for days in Greenland, but now a luxury cruise ship and its 206 passengers are back on the water.
The ship was freed by a fisheries research vessel at high tide, said the cruise ship's owner, Copenhagen-based SunStone Ships, and the Joint Arctic Command, which coordinated the operation.
Local research vessel helps re-float Ocean Explorer