The nearest help by sea is several days away
A luxury cruise ship with 206 people on board has run aground in eastern Greenland and the nearest help by sea is several days away, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command said today, quoted by Reuters.
The ship “Ocean Explorer” ran aground yesterday in a national park about 1,400 kilometers northeast of the Greenlandic capital Nuuk, the command said in a statement, adding that there were no reports of injuries at the moment.
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A spokesman for Australian cruise operator Aurora Expeditions said in a statement that everyone on board was safe and well. The nearest Arctic Command ship was about 1,200 nautical miles away when the incident occurred, meaning it could arrive at the stranded craft as early as Friday morning.
Completed in 2021, the ship has cabins for 134 passengers and offers voyages to “some of the wildest and most remote destinations on the planet,” according to Aurora Expeditions’ website.
Source: Anelia Penkova, BTA
2023-09-12 19:38:57
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