A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers — primarily Australians — has run aground in remote northeastern Greenland, with the closest vessel available to help with rescue efforts only expected to reach the scene on Friday.
The Ocean Explorer became stuck at about noon on Monday in the Alpefjord, roughly 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) northeast of Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, said Brian Jensen of the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command.