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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Jordyn Beazley

Three passengers with Covid on board cruise ship grounded off Greenland

Two passengers have Covid on the Ocean Explorer cruise ship, which is stuck in Greenland’s Alpefjord national park.
Two passengers have Covid on the Ocean Explorer cruise ship, which is stuck in Greenland’s Alpefjord national park. Photograph: AP

Three people on board a cruise ship run aground in Greenland’s Alpefjord national park have Covid-19, the ship’s operator, Australia-based Aurora Expeditions, has confirmed, but a passenger aboard says everybody remains in “good spirits”.

The Australian-operated Ocean Explorer, which is carrying 206 passengers and crew, ran aground while touring the national park on Monday, around 1,400km north-east of Greenland’s capital Nuuk.

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