Luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland is freed Los Angeles Times

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• Greenlandic women sue Danish state for contraceptive ‘violation’
• Salvage crews have begun removing containers from the ship that collapsed Baltimore’s Key bridge
• Making the most of it: Stuck Norwegian passengers sing, play, wait for flight home
• Cruise ship that touts its "navigation capabilities" runs aground in Greenland with more than 200 onboard
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• Carnival Ship Rescues 27 People Adrift at Sea in the Caribbean

The Norwegian Cruise Line said in a statement provided to BI by email that eight guests on the tour missed the last tender back to the vessel. The Campbells told the news outlet that the ninth passenger was late for another reason — an 80-year-old woman who got a concussion on the island and was hospitalized there. The couple says the tour overran, and its operator informed the captain that eight passengers were running late.

Greenlandic women sue Danish state for contraceptive ‘violation’

Travelers visit the Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as the Scoresbysund fjord system and the town of Sisimiut. The Danish Maritime Authority asked police in Greenland to investigate why the ship ran aground and whether any laws had been violated, a police statement said, adding that no one has been charged or arrested. An officer has been on board the ship to carry out “initial investigative steps, which, among other things, involve questioning the crew and other relevant persons on board,” it said. The Bahamas-flagged cruise ship has passengers from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. It has an inverted bow, shaped like the one on a submarine, 77 cabins, 151 passenger beds and 99 beds for crew, and several restaurants.

Salvage crews have begun removing containers from the ship that collapsed Baltimore’s Key bridge

Hopefully, by the time the ship operates the much-anticipated cruises to Greenland and Canada, there is more normality with no protocols in place. Though cruise ships need to stay punctual, ruined-vacation stories like this are a reputational risk and might put people off. 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. Three people on board the ship have Covid-19, the Sydney-based charter group Aurora Expedition, which organised the cruise, confirmed on Thursday.

Making the most of it: Stuck Norwegian passengers sing, play, wait for flight home

Greenland, a semi-sovereign territory of Denmark in the North Atlantic Ocean with a population of just 57,000, attracts tourists with its rugged landscape and a vast ice cap that covers much of the island. “There have not been any injuries to any person onboard, no pollution of the environment and no breach of the hull,” SunStone said. The cruise liner began its latest trip Sept. 2 in Kirkenes, in Arctic Norway, and was due to return to Bergen, Norway, on Sept. 22, according to SunStone Ships. Scientists now fear increasingly warmer water in daily tides are doing much more damage to one of Greenland’s glaciers than they thought. The primary mission of the Joint Arctic Command is to ensure Danish sovereignty by monitoring the area around the Faeroe Islands and Greenland, two semi-independent territories that are part of the Danish realm. Our foremost commitment is to ensure the vessel’s recovery without compromising safety,” the statement said.

It offers trips to "some of the most wild and remote destinations on the planet", Aurora Expeditions said on its website. "However, in this specific situation, we do not see any immediate danger to human life or the environment, which is reassuring," he added. “There are still no reports that human life or the environment is in acute danger,” it added. But the Joint Arctic Command also noted in a subsequent statement that the Ocean Explorer was still stuck after a tide came in. "The nearest help is far away, our units are far away, and the weather can be very unfavorable," Jensen said.

Cruise ship that touts its "navigation capabilities" runs aground in Greenland with more than 200 onboard

Rescue efforts aren't expected to reach the scene until Friday, but a military flight over the ship confirmed its hull is intact, there is no oil spilling from the vessel, and there have been no injuries. Cmdr. Brian Jensen of the Joint Arctic Command told Greenland broadcaster KNR that the ship is likely to go to Iceland, the closest place with large ports. Prices for a 17-day expedition that tours Greenland start at more than $15,000 per person.

The research vessel which pulled the cruise ship belongs to the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, a government agency, it said. “There have not been any injuries to anybody onboard, no pollution of the environment and no breach of the hull,” SunStone Ships said in a statement. The cruise ship and its passengers will now travel to a port where the damage to the vessel’s bottom can be assessed. The successful rescue operation took place on Thursday, three days after the MV Ocean Explorer ran aground with 206 people on board, authorities and the ship's owner said. “There have not been any injuries to anybody on board, no pollution of the environment and no breach of the hull,” SunStone Ships said in a statement. The research vessel that pulled the cruise ship belongs to the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, a government agency, it said.

Cruise ship with 206 on board runs aground in Greenland - NBC News

Cruise ship with 206 on board runs aground in Greenland.

Posted: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

It’s a little bit frustrating, but we are in a beautiful part of the world,” Fraser told the paper, adding that he himself had come down with COVID-19 on the ship. “There are still no reports that human life or the environment is in acute danger,” Joint Arctic Command said. Madsen, of Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command, said the passengers on the Ocean Explorer were “a mix” of tourists from Australia, New Zealand, Britain, the United States and South Korea. The Ocean Explorer’s crew made two failed attempts to get the ship to float free on its own during high tide. "Now it is exciting to find out what the condition of the ship is," Jensen was quoted as saying by KNR. "They are in the process of investigating whether the ship is intact and seaworthy and ready to sail on."

Cruise ship pulled free after running aground in Greenland - Reuters

Cruise ship pulled free after running aground in Greenland.

Posted: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

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“There have not been any injuries to any person onboard, no pollution of the environment and no breach of the hull,” SunStone said in a statement. The Bahamas-flagged cruise ship has passengers from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Britain and the U.S. The cruise ship ran aground above the Arctic Circle on Monday in Alpefjord, which is in Northeast Greenland National Park. The park encompasses almost as much land as France and Spain combined, and about 80% is permanently covered by an ice sheet. Alpefjord sits about 150 miles away from the closest settlement, Ittoqqortoormiit, which itself is nearly 870 miles from the country’s capital, Nuuk. The ship was freed by a fisheries research vessel at high tide, said the cruise ship's owner, Copenhagen-based SunStone Ships, and the Joint Arctic Command, which coordinated the operation.

There will be two final days at sea before Carnival Legend arrives back in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 27. Less than a week ago, Carnival Cruise Line released an epic one-time Carnival Journeys voyage from the Port of Baltimore that departs on September 2, 2023. The Carnival Legend is to operate a 14-day itinerary that also includes visits to Canada. However, the cruise sold out in 24 hours which did not go down too well with guests who tried to book. ORLANDO, Fla. – A Norwegian Cruise Lines ship set to sail from Port Canaveral this weekend for a weeklong cruise has been canceled. A spokesperson for the cruise line said that the ship could not safely dock in Gambia due to adverse weather conditions, adding that efforts are being made for the guests to rejoin the ship in Senegal on Tuesday.