200 People Stranded After Luxury Cruise Ran Aground in Greenland

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The Ocean Explorer became stuck in mud and silt above the Arctic Circle in Alpefjord, 1,400 km (870 miles) northeast of Greenland's capital Nuuk. The large trawler sought to pull the cruise ship free during high tide, but the attempt ultimately failed, the Danish military's Joint Arctic Command (JAC) said in a statement. The Ocean Explorer has been stuck since Monday in mud and silt in the Alpefjord national park, some 1,400 kilometres north-east of Greenland's capital Nuuk, Denmark's armed forces said.

A luxury cruise ship is pulled free 3 days after running aground in Greenland

An officer has been on board the ship to carry out "initial investigative steps, which, among other things, involve questioning the crew and other relevant persons on board," it said. Denmark's Danish Maritime Authority have asked police in Greenland to investigate why the ship ran aground and whether any laws had been violated, a police statement said, adding that no one has been charged or arrested. An officer had been on board the ship to carry out "initial investigative steps, which, among other things, involve questioning the crew and other relevant persons on board," it added. An officer has been on board the ship to carry out “initial investigative steps, which, among other things, involve questioning the crew and other relevant persons on board,” it said. A fishing trawler's attempt to free a luxury cruise ship that ran aground two days ago in a remote part of Greenland has failed, leaving the vessel and 206 people on board still stranded.

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The Joint Arctic Command said it has asked a nearby cruise ship to remain in the area to provide assistance in case the situation changes. According to the Joint Arctic Command's statement on Tuesday morning, their closest ship, the inspection vessel Knud Rasmussen, is approximately 1,200 nautical miles away from the Ocean Explorer. The Ocean Explorer was pulled free from the East Greenland Fjord by a fisheries research vessel, the ship's owner SunStone Maritime Group said in a statement.

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The Ocean Explorer cruise vessel had been stuck since Monday in mud and silt in the Alpefjord national park, 870 miles (1,400km) north-east of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The ship was freed by a fisheries research vessel at high tide, said the cruise ship's owner, Copenhagen-based SunStone Ships and the Arctic Command, which had been coordinating the operation. A luxury cruise ship that had been stuck for three days after running aground off the coast of Greenland was pulled free on Thursday morning, the authorities said.

The Danish military's Joint Arctic Command said an inspection vessel had been due to arrive at the scene on Friday. “They’ve offloaded the anchor … and they’ve taken the lifeboats, so they’re floating in the water but they’re still attached to the boat, just to try and lighten the load a bit,” Fraser told The Morning Herald. The Ocean Explorer hasn’t been able to free itself since it ran aground around nearly 900 miles from Greenland’s capital, Nuuk.

The couple says the tour overran, and its operator informed the captain that eight passengers were running late. Last year, the Joint Arctic Command did one medical evacuation and so far this year has done five, he said. Aurora Expeditions specialises in polar trips, including a 30-day cruise costing more than $US33,000 ($51,000) per person, according to its website.

The luxury cruise ship that ran aground in a remote Arctic area of Greenland and had been stuck there since Monday is once again afloat. “There have not been any injuries to anybody onboard, no pollution of the environment and no breach of the hull,” SunStone Ships said in a statement. A luxury cruise ship that has been stuck in the mud in Greenland since Monday has finally been pulled free. As of Tuesday morning, Arctic Command’s closest inspection vessel, Knud Rasmussen, was 1,200 nautical miles (1,381 land-measured miles) from the cruise ship, JAC said.

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The research vessel which pulled the cruise ship belongs to the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, a government agency, it said. Jensen said a Danish naval vessel already at sea off the south-west coast of Greenland has been diverted and should reach the area by Friday morning. At this point, freeing the ship would likely require a third-party vessel commissioned by Aurora Expeditions, the operator, which is based in Sydney. A luxury cruise ship that was trapped off the coast of Greenland for three days has finally been freed.

Stranded luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer is pulled free at high tide in Greenland - The Associated Press

Stranded luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer is pulled free at high tide in Greenland.

Posted: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

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The company highlights the experiences it offers to view Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and spot wildlife like polar bears, beluga whales and walruses. The Danish navy’s Knud Rasmussen patrol vessel was expected to arrive in the area on Friday afternoon to help free the ship, which remained marooned after high tide on Tuesday. A further attempt – with assistance from a fish trawler – to dislodge the vessel on Wednesday also failed. Steven Fraser and Gina Hill, a retired couple on board the Ocean Explorer, said passengers' spirits were high despite being stranded. "The crew and passengers are in a difficult situation, but under the circumstances the atmosphere on the ship is good and everyone on board is doing well," the JAC said. "These passengers are currently in isolation. They are looked after by our onboard doctor, medical team and crew, and they are doing well," Aurora Expeditions said in a statement.

A couple says they were stranded on a small African island after they missed a cruise ship's boarding deadline, according to local media. We’re sitting right near the glacier when we open our window,” Fraser said, adding that he had contracted COVID-19 on board the ship. The Ocean Explorer and its 206 passengers and crew were rescued on Thursday by a Greenland research trawler after it was grounded within the Northeast Greenland National Park. “We do have a couple of cases of COVID, but there’s a doctor on board,” Steven Fraser told the outlet, adding he contracted the virus aboard the ship. Greenland, a semi-sovereign territory of Denmark in the north Atlantic with a population of just 57,000, attracts tourists with its rugged landscape and a vast ice cap that covers much of the island.

The Bahamas-flagged cruise ship has passengers from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. It has an inverted bow, shaped like the one on a submarine, 77 cabins, 151 passenger beds and 99 beds for crew, and several restaurants. "There have not been any injuries to anybody onboard, no pollution of the environment and no breach of the hull," SunStone Ships said in a statement.