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Grounded expedition ship pulled free

15 September 2023

Ship that pulled grounded expedition ship free

Passengers and crew aboard the grounded expedition ship Ocean Explorer did not, after all, have to wait for the Danish inspection ship Knud Rasmussen to arrive to free the vessel from the Greeland fjord where it had been grounded since Monday. Yesterday, the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources’ fisheries research vessel Tarajoq made a second, successful, attempt and pulled the cruise vessel free.

The 104-meter long, ice class PC6, expedition cruise ship has 206 people on board. All are...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/grounded-expedition-ship-pulled-free/

Cruise Ship’s Grounding Highlights Risks of More Ships in the Arctic

15 September 2023

By Danielle Bochove and Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir (Bloomberg) — The grounding of a luxury cruise ship off the coast of Greenland on Monday highlighted the irony of touring the fast-warming Arctic on vessels powered by fossil fuels,…

https://gcaptain.com/cruise-ships-grounding-highlights-risks-of-more-ships-in-the-arctic/

Attempts to free grounded Ocean Explorer remain unsuccessful

14 September 2023

In a reminder that those who sign up for “adventure cruises” don’t always get the sort of adventures they expect, the 104-meter long, ice class PC6, expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer today remained grounded in a Greenland fjord 660 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. There are 206 people on board. All are reported safe.

The vessel grounded Monday afternoon on what Danish Defense describes as sand and mud. Since then the vessel has made several unsuccessful attempts to free itself. The...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/attempts-to-free-grounded-ocean-explorer-remain-unsuccessful/

Grounded Expedition Cruise Ship Remains Stuck in Remote Greenland Fjord

13 September 2023

An expedition cruise ship with 206 people on board remains stuck in a remote Greenland fjord after attempts to refloat the vessel at high tide failed. The MS Ocean Explorer…

https://gcaptain.com/grounded-expedition-cruise-ship-remains-stuck-in-remote-greenland-fjord/

Expedition Cruise Ship Aground in Greenland

12 September 2023

A modern expedition cruise ship with 206 people on board has run aground in Greenland’s Alpefjord, located within the Northeast Greenland National Park, Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command (JAC) reported Tuesday….

https://gcaptain.com/expedition-cruise-ship-aground-in-greenland/

SunStone Ships’ fifth Infinity-class vessel hits the water

12 November 2021

US-based cruise company SunStone Ships has confirmed that its fifth Infinity-class expedition vessel has been floated out at the Haimen shipyard of China Merchants Heavy ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/cruise/sunstone-ships-fifth-infinity-class-vessel-hits-the-water/

SunStone Ships’ newest Infinity-class vessels complete sea trials

16 February 2021

SunStone Ships’ third and fourth Infinity-class expedition vessels have successfully completed sea trials, the company said on Friday, February 12. The trials of ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/cruise/sunstone-ships-newest-infinity-class-vessels-complete-sea-trials/

AWARDS 2020 | Best Large Tourist Vessel – Ocean Explorer – One2Three Naval Architects and Commercial Marine Australia/Wildcat Marine

4 February 2021

Best Large Tourist Vessel – Ocean Explorer – One2Three Naval Architects and Commercial Marine Australia/Wildcat Marine Built for Hamilton Island-based Explore Group, ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/maritime-tourism/awards-2020-best-large-tourist-vessel-ocean-explorer-one2three-naval-architects-and-commercial-marine-australia-wildcat-marine/