A luxury cruise ship carrying more than 200 people — primarily Australians — is stuck in remote northeastern Greenland after two failed attempts to free it from the mud.
The Ocean Explorer became stuck at about noon on Monday in the Alpefjord, roughly 870 miles northeast of Greenland’s capital, Nuuk. The closest vessel available to help with rescue efforts only expected to reach the scene on Friday.
The ship’s captain initially waited for high tide at midnight to try to float clear. But the mud — a mix of sediment, sand and silt left by a nearby glacier — is creating a strong suction that’s holding the vessel in place. The ship waited for the next high tide which was around noon on Tuesday, but that attempt was also unsuccessful.
“The crew and passengers are in a difficult situation, but given the circumstances, the atmosphere on the ship is good and everyone on board is doing well,” the Joint Arctic Command said in its statement, citing reports from the Sirius troops. The patrol will stay on land in the area so they can reach the ship within 90 minutes.
The ship is stuck offshore Greenland’s national park, the world’s largest, covering 972,000 square kilometers . It’s a protected area with animals including polar bears, musk oxen and walrus. There are no human inhabitants except for workers at weather stations and the small unit of Denmark’s Arctic Special Forces.“All passengers, the expedition team and crew onboard are safe and well,” Aurora Expeditions, the ship’s Sydney-based operator, said in a statement.
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