A cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew on board has run aground in northwestern Greenland – and rescuers will not arrive until Friday at the earliest, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ocean Explorer ran aground on Monday in Alpefjord in a national park 870 miles (1,400km) northeast of Greenland’s capital Nuuk, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command (JAC) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“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 unfavorable,” JAC head of operations Commander Brian Jensen said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the closest Danish navy ship was around 1,200 nautical miles (more than 1,380 miles or 2,000km) away – adding it was heading to the site and would not reach the grounded ship until Friday at the earliest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“However, in this specific situation, we do not see any immediate danger to human life or the environment, which is reassuring,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities have been in contact with another cruise ship in the area and it has been asked to remain nearby to assist in case the situation changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The grounded cruise ship might also get free on its own when the tide is high, Greenland television KNR reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But later on Tuesday, the JAC said on its Facebook page the ship was still stuck despite the tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Regardless, the most important thing for us is that everyone gets to safety,” Mr Jensen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spokesperson for Australian cruise operator Aurora Expeditions said everyone on board was safe and well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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