CLIPPER ADVENTURER CRUISE SHIP RUNS AGROUND IN THE ARCTIC
Baku, August 30 (AZERTAC). The newspaper reports that the Clipper Adventurer, operated by Adventure Canada and carrying around 200 passengers and crew, ran aground Friday evening in “three meters of water”, according to cruiselawnews.
The location of the grounding is about 55 nautical miles from Coppermine, Nunavut, near the border with the Northwest Territories
But the cruise operator claims that the cruise ship ran aground on an “uncharted rock.”
Sounds like a PR statement to explain some bad navigational skills by whomever was at the helm.
Evacuation efforts are underway. A Canadian Coast Guard ice breaker is en route to the scene to transport passengers to Coppermine where the ship was headed. The cruise began in Greenland.
The newspaper indicates that there were no reports of injuries or environmental damage. This again is probably a report from the cruise ship operators. It will be interesting to hear what the passengers say happened when they get home.
This is the second time in recent months that an incident like this occurred. Earlier this year, we reported on an incident where the Clelia II ran into rocks in Antarctica - The Clelia II - Another Antarctic Cruise Ship Skirts Disaster.
