AE Expeditions’ Ocean Explorer became stranded in Alpefjord on Tuesday (12 September) in the Northeast Greenland National Park on the other side of the vast Arctic island.
According to Danish authorities, Ocean Explorer remained stuck late on Tuesday (12 September) as the tide “did not provide the needed help to sail on”.
The nearest rescue vessel is reported to be some 1,200 nautical miles away from it and is unlikely to be able to reach the ship until Friday morning (15 September), although AE said in a statement it had reached out to other vessels in the vicinity should their support needed.
