From the Sydney Morning Herald, September 13:
Sydney couple stuck on luxury cruise ship as COVID cases reported
Australians on board a luxury cruise ship that has run aground in remote north-eastern Greenland say spirits are high despite several cases of COVID-19 being reported on board.
The Ocean Explorer became stuck at about noon on Monday, Greenland time, in the Alpefjord, roughly 1400 kilometres north-east of Greenland’s capital, Nuuk.
The ship is carrying 206 passengers, mostly Australians, and the closest vessel that can help with the rescue is not expected to arrive until Friday. The cruise was scheduled to run from September 1 to September 22.
Retired Sydney couple from Newport, Steven Fraser and Gina Hill, said the restaurant is still functioning and passengers were occupying their days with talks and presentations from the expedition crew showing how to tie nautical knots....
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