Luxurious cruise ship with 206 on board runs aground in distant a part of Greenland
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luxurious cruise ship carrying 206 individuals has run aground in distant Greenland, the Danish navy has mentioned.
The Ocean Explorer ran aground on Monday in Alpefjord in a nationwide park round 870 miles northeast of Greenland’s capital Nuuk.
The Danish Joint Arctic Command (JAC) mentioned its nearest rescue vessel was round 1,200 nautical miles away on the time of the incident. This means it will not attain the grounded ship till Friday morning on the earliest.
No accidents have been reported, the JAC mentioned.
Camilla Shouw Broholm, a spokeswoman for the JAC, mentioned: “The Ocean Explorer ran aground Monday in the Alpefjord northeast of Greenland and has been unable to refloat itself.
“There are no injuries and the vessel has not sustained any damage. Our operations centre made contact with the ship. There are 206 passengers and crew on board.”
Commander Brian Jensen, the JAC’s head of operations, mentioned: “A cruise ship in trouble in the national park is obviously a worry. The nearest help is far away, our units are far away, and the weather can be very unfavourable.
“However, in this specific situation, we do not see any immediate danger to human life or the environment, which is reassuring.”
The Ocean Explorer can accommodate as much as 134 passengers and affords journeys to “some of the most wild and remote destinations on the planet”, in keeping with Aurora Expeditions.