Concerns grow for stranded cruise ship in Greenland as third attempt to free vessel fails
A third attempt to rescue a luxury cruise ship after it ran aground in northwestern Greenland has failed.
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A third attempt to rescue a luxury cruise ship after it ran aground in northwestern Greenland has failed.
A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people has been pulled free days after it got stuck off the coast of Greenland, authorities said.
Before the cruise ship was freed, authorities reported that three passengers had COVID-19.
A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people has been pulled free days after it got stuck off the coast of Greenland, authorities said. The Joint Arctic Command, which is part of Denmark’s defense forces, announced in a social media post on Thursday that the ship, named the Ocean Explorer, was finally pulled free at high tide in Greenland, which is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark. The 343-foot long and 60-foot wide vessel, which is operated by Australia-based cruise company Aurora Expeditions, was traveling toward a remote corner of Greenland on Monday when it ran aground above the ...
The operator of a luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland with 206 people on board says several passengers have contracted COVID-19.