{"id":8446,"date":"2023-09-14T13:48:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T13:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/14\/ocean-explorer-attempts-to-free-cruise-ship-stuck-in-greenland-fail\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T13:48:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T13:48:33","slug":"ocean-explorer-attempts-to-free-cruise-ship-stuck-in-greenland-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/14\/ocean-explorer-attempts-to-free-cruise-ship-stuck-in-greenland-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Explorer: Attempts to free cruise ship stuck in Greenland fail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      A cruise ship carrying 206 passengers and crew remains stranded in Greenland after repeated attempts to free it, but morale on board is said to be high despite an outbreak of Covid.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The Ocean Explorer ran aground in Alpefjord, a dramatic and rugged stretch of Greenland\u2019s eastern coastline on Monday. A Danish naval vessel is en route to assist but officials say poor weather has delayed its expected arrival to late Friday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Three passengers on board have Covid-19 and have been placed in isolation, tour agency Aurora Expeditions, the ship\u2019s operator, announced Thursday. All others aboard are said to be healthy and safe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cImportantly, there is no immediate danger to themselves, the vessel, or the surrounding environment,\u201d an earlier statement from Aurora Expeditions said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cThat is the biggest concern I have,\u201d she said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cI had swimming lessons before I came and I\u2019m a good swimmer. So look out: I could be swimming back to Iceland.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The Ocean Explorer has made several unsuccessful attempts to free itself on tidal currents in the past few days, according to a statement from Denmark\u2019s Joint Arctic Command (JAC).  <\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content_without-image related-content_without-image--article\">\n<p class=\"related-content_without-image__headline\">            <span class=\"related-content_without-image__headline-text\">Wind-powered cargo ship sets sail in a move to make shipping greener<\/span>    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      A larger Danish naval vessel, the Knud Rasmussen, has been dispatched to assist, according to the JAC, but has faced a journey of 1,200 nautical miles (around 2,222 kilometers) to reach the cruise ship.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cAs soon as we realized that the Ocean Explorer could not get free on its own, we sent a ship towards the wreck,\u201d Arctic Commander Brian Jensen said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cWe are actively engaged in efforts to free the MV Ocean Explorer, from its grounding. Our foremost commitment is to ensure the vessel\u2019s recovery without compromising safety,\u201d Aurora Expeditions said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Danish military personnel boarded the cruise ship on Tuesday and said all 206 people aboard were \u201cdoing well,\u201d according to the Danish Armed Forces on Wednesday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The ship was \u201cpurpose-built for expedition travel to the world\u2019s most remote destinations,\u201d according to the official website for Aurora Expeditions.  <\/p>\n\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cruise ship carrying 206 passengers and crew remains stranded in Greenland after repeated attempts to free it, but morale on board is said to be high despite an outbreak of Covid. The Ocean Explorer ran aground in Alpefjord, a dramatic and rugged stretch of Greenland\u2019s eastern coastline on Monday. 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