Cruise ship carrying 206 runs aground in Greenland
A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people has run aground in remote eastern Greenland with the nearest help by sea days away.
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A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people has run aground in remote eastern Greenland with the nearest help by sea days away.
A mix of sediment, sand and silt left by a nearby glacier is exerting suction on the vessel and proving difficult to break.
A mix of sediment, sand and silt left by a nearby glacier is exerting suction on the vessel and proving difficult to break.
Denmark's Joint Arctic Command said the earliest its closest ship might reach the cruise ship is Friday morning local time.
The Ocean Explorer, which is currently being leased by Australian outfit Aurora Expeditions has run aground in north-east Greenland.