US EditionA cruise ship with 206 people onboard has run aground in Greenland
- A cruise ship carrying 206 people has run aground in northwestern Greenland, leaving the passengers and crew stranded until help arrives on Friday at the earliest.
- The Danish military is sending a navy ship to rescue the stranded cruise ship, but it is over 1,000 miles away and won't reach the location until Friday. In the meantime, authorities have asked another cruise ship in the area to stay nearby in case the situation changes.
- Despite being stranded, everyone aboard the ship is reported to be safe and in good spirits. There is currently no immediate danger to human life or the environment.
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Cruise ship pulled free after running aground in Greenland
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A luxury cruise ship that ran aground this week in a remote Greenland location with 206 people on board has been pulled free by a trawler, a spokesperson for Denmark's armed forces said on Thursday. Read full story
COVID-19 cases reported on luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer that ran aground in Greenland
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The operator of a luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland with 206 people on board said Thursday at least three passengers have contracted COVID-19. The announcement followed a third failed attempt to free the cruise liner, after a fisheries research vessel attempted to pull the ship free at high tide on Wednesday. “These passengers are currently in isolation. They are looked after by our onboard doctor, medic…
Luxury Cruise Ship Carrying 206 Passengers Stranded In Remote Part Of Greenland
A luxury cruise ship with more than 200 passengers and crew on board is stuck in a remote part of Greenland after it ran aground, the Independent reported. The operator of the cruise ship said all its passengers are "safe and well" but a rescue ship will not be able to arrive until Friday. The three-week cruise left on September 1 and was scheduled to return to port on September. 22. The cruise ship charged as much as $33,000 from the passenge…
Luxury cruise ship stranded for days in Arctic and some passengers have Covid
Those aboard the Ocean Explorer will reportedly have to wait on the fancy ship with 10 different types of suites, a gym, a spa and a wellness centre, until Friday morning for a rescue vessel.
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