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Luxury cruise ship freed after running aground in Greenland with COVID-19 cases onboard

  • Luxury cruise ship Ocean Explorer ran aground in Greenland on Monday.
  • The ship was carrying 206 passengers and crew members when it got stuck in a fjord in the remote Northeast Greenland National Park.
  • Three passengers tested positive for COVID-19 and were isolated onboard.
  • After multiple failed attempts, the ship was successfully freed at high tide on Wednesday.
  • No injuries, environmental damage or hull breaches were reported.
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