# Cruise ship carrying 206 people runs aground in Greenland | CNN

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**Created:** [September 13, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cruise-ship-carrying-206-people-runs-aground-in-greenland-cnn/67129 "2023-09-13T13:22:01Z")\
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Article in gCaptain:

> **[Cruise Ship's Grounding Highlights Risk of More Ships in the Arctic](https://gcaptain.com/cruise-ships-grounding-highlights-risks-of-more-ships-in-the-arctic/)**
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> 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, the main culprit in climate change. But the incident...

According to the article the ship “was mired in glacial silt in a remote fjord”.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/e/7/e7b663cc0dcaccc50a21aac7f0c97f6b7c62da4e.jpeg)

Is that glacial silt in the near background?

Ship’s web page:

> **[Ocean Explorer - Aurora Expeditions™](https://www.aurora-expeditions.com/ship-ocean-explorer/)**
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> Accommodating just 134 expeditioners, the Ocean Explorer was purpose-built for expedition travel to the world’s most remote destinations.

This is the section that made me think that the ship must have electronics up the wazoo but I don’t know exactly what this means as far as what was actually onboard.

_“This small ship is outfitted with the latest cutting-edge technology, sustainability and navigation capabilities”_

From the article:

> More ship traffic also means a higher risk of accidents in remote, poorly mapped areas known for harsh and unpredictable weather conditions.

The subject of poorly charted areas was [the subject of this recent thread.](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/submerged-rock-led-to-an-alaskan-fishing-vessel-grounding-capsizing/67030/3)

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