Cruise ship in Greenland freed after running aground
Before the cruise ship was freed, authorities reported that three passengers had COVID-19.
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Before the cruise ship was freed, authorities reported that three passengers had COVID-19.
A fishing vessel owned by Greenland's government will attempt to use a high tide to pull free a Bahamas-flagged luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people that ran aground in the world's northernmost national park, authorities said. Capt. Flemming Madsen of the Danish Joint Arctic Command told The Associated Press that the passengers and crew on…
A cruise ship with 206 passengers onboard including 90 Australians that ran aground off Greenland earlier this week is still some time away from being freed, however its passengers are keeping themselves occupied in the meantime.
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
Help can be slow to arrive in the vast polar region, where marine traffic has increased significantly as melting ice opens up new routes.