Third attempt fails to free luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer that ran aground in Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Another attempt to pull free a luxury cruise ship with 206 people that ran aground in the world’s northernmost national park has failed after trying to use the high tide. It was the third attempt to free the MV Ocean Explorer. The cruise ship ran aground above the Arctic Circle Monday in Alpefjord which is in the huge Northeast Greenland National Park. Denmark’s Arctic Command said Wednesday that a fisheries research vessel had in vain attempted to pull the Ocean Explorer free at high tide. It was now waiting for a larger inspection vessel to arrive at the site. That ship was expected Friday in the evening.