Three passengers confirmed with Covid on cruise ship grounded off Greenland
Efforts to refloat the stricken expedition ship Ocean Explorer are ongoing
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Efforts to refloat the stricken expedition ship Ocean Explorer are ongoing
206 people are still on board the Ocean Explorer. The cruise operator said on Thursday that three passengers have tested positive for COVID-19.
(Bloomberg) -- The grounding of a luxury cruise ship off the coast of Greenland on Monday highlighted the irony of touring the fast-warming Arctic on a vessel powered by fossil fuels, the main culprit in climate change. But the incident also underscores the recent growth of marine traffic in the region, a trend that raises the risk of accidents and pollution in hard-to-reach places. Most Read from BloombergCaesars Entertainment Paid Millions to Hackers in AttackCiti Plans Job Cuts as It Revamps
The cruise ship is operated by Australia-based Aurora Expeditions and has passengers from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the UK and the US.
A cruise ship carrying 206 passengers and crew remains grounded in a remote location in northeast Greenland, after running aground on Monday afternoon.The Ocean Explorer is stranded in Alpefjord n