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COVID cases reported on luxury cruise ship aground in Greenland after third rescue attempt fails

COVID cases reported on luxury cruise ship aground in Greenland after third rescue attempt fails

CTV
Thursday, September 14, 2023 11:50 AM GMT

Another attempt to pull free a Bahamas-flagged luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people that ran aground in the world's northernmost national park in Greenland has failed after trying to use the high tide, authorities said.

The operator of a luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland with 206 people on board said Thursday at least three passengers have contracted COVID-19. The announcement followed a third failed attempt to free the cruise liner, after a fisheries research vessel attempted to pull the ship free at high tide on Wednesday.

"These passengers are currently in isolation. They are looked after by our onboard doctor, medical team and crew, and they are doing well," the Australia-based Aurora Expeditions said in a statement. The others on the MV Ocean Explorer were "safe and healthy," it added.

Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald quoted a retiree from Australia, Steven Fraser, who is on the ship, saying: "Everyone's in good spirits. It's a little bit frustrating, but we are in a beautiful part of the world."

Fraser told the newspaper that he himself had come down with COVID-19 on the ship.

The cruise ship ran aground above the Arctic Circle on Monday in Alpefjord, which is in the Northeast Greenland National Park, the world's northernmost national park. The park is nearly the size of France and Spain combined, and approximately 80% is permanently covered by an ice sheet. Alpefjord sits about 240 kilokilometres9 miles) away from the closest settlement, Ittoqqortoormiit, which itself is nearly 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) from the country's capital, Nuuk.

"Unfortunately, the attempt (to free the ship) was not successful," said the Danish Joint Arctic Command, which is coordinating the operation.

Earlier this week, the cruise ship made two failed attempts to float free on its own during high tide.

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