Despite confirmed Covid cases on board, passengers are in good spirits and await a rescue ship from the Danish navy.
SIRIUS/Arctic Command via FacebookDenmark’s Joint Arctic Command saidThe Ocean Explorer got stuck on Monday in the Alpefjord in Northeast Greenland National Park. Its operator, Australia-based Aurora Expeditions, told HuffPost that three passengers have Covid-19 but are in isolation and “doing well.”Arctic Command said they are in contact with the ship and have confirmed that all aboard are safe and there is no damage to the environment.
On Wednesday, a Greenland-owned fishing research ship called Tarajoq tried to pull the cruise ship off the ground at high tide but was unsuccessful. This came after a couple of tries by the Ocean Explorer crew to free the ship during high tide. The next attempt will come when the Danish navy’s Knud Rasmussen patrol vessel reaches the site, which is expected to be on Friday afternoon. The ship must travel about 1,400 miles to get there, Arctic Command said.
Aurora Expeditions told HuffPost that it is “actively engaged” in efforts to free the ship and has “secured the support of other vessels in the vicinity should their assistance become necessary.”Arctic Command said they are in contact with the Ocean Explorer and have confirmed that all aboard are safe and there is no damage to the environment.“A cruise ship in trouble in the National Park is of course worrisome.
“In the specific situation, however, we do not see acute danger to human life or the environment, which is reassuring,” Arctic Command’s Captain Brian Jensen said in a statementThe Ocean Explorer is stuck in the world’s biggest and northernmost national park.
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