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Stranded cruise ship the Ocean Explorer freed three days after running aground in Greenland

The ship, which has passengers from around the world on board, was pulled free from mud and silt by a fishing vessel.

Ocean Explorer ran aground on Monday. Pic: AP

A luxury cruise ship has been freed after it ran aground in northwestern Greenland.

The Ocean Explorer – which has 206 passengers on board – got stuck in mud and silt on Monday in Alpefjord, a national park 870 miles (1,400km) northeast of Greenland’s capital Nuuk, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command (JAC) said.

After three failed attempts to free the ship, it was “successfully” pulled free by a fishing vessel, Tarajoq, at high tide.

SunStone Ships, the vessel’s owner, said the ship will be taken to a port to assess any damage, while the passengers will be flown home.

“There have not been any injuries to any person onboard, no pollution of the environment and no breach of the hull,” SunStone said in a statement.

Before the rescue, the JAC had sent its larger inspection vessel, Knud Rasmussen, to the site, which was expected to arrive on Friday evening.

‘Everyone’s in good spirits’

The Ocean Explorer, which is operated by Australia-based Aurora Expeditions, left the Norwegian port of Bronnoysund on 6 September, according to tracking data from MarineTraffic.com.

The ship has 77 cabins, 151 passenger beds and 99 beds for crew.

There are also several restaurants, an infinity pool and a two-level lounge with a piano bar and panoramic windows at the bow of the ship, according to Ulstein, the company that built it.

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/concerns-grow-for-stranded-cruise-ship-in-greenland-as-third-attempt-to-free-vessel-fails-12960936

22 die as China battles record-breaking rains; rescue, evacuations intensify

China was largely spared by Typhoon Khanun, which on Thursday lashed Japan, damaging homes and knocking out power on Okinawa and other islands.

Rains that started last weekend overwhelmed drainage systems (Photo: AP)

Thousands of people threatened by storm-swollen rivers were evacuated in China’s northeast on Friday while areas on the outskirts of Beijing cleared debris from flooding that wrecked roads, knocked out power and left neighborhoods in shambles.

China is struggling with record-breaking rains in some areas while others suffer scorching summer heat and drought that threatens crops. Flooding near Beijing and in neighboring Hebei province this week killed at least 22 people.

Resident Xie Xin in the western outskirts of Beijing said the floodwaters had risen so fast that his family house was submerged in less than 10 minutes.

“Objects can be replaced,” said Xie, 25, as he moved a desk. “But neighbors that have gone missing, this is what hits me the most.”

In the northeast, some 54,000 people were forced out of their homes around Harbin, the biggest city in Heilongjiang province, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. It said rescue crews in 81 boats were evacuating residents.

On Thursday, a highway bridge in Heilongjiang collapsed, sending two cars plunging into the Mudan River, according to state media. There was no word on possible deaths or injuries.

People wait for their relatives next to a rescuer preparing for his duty as residents were evacuated from flooding in Zhuozhou in northern China’s Hebei province (Photo: AP)

The Haihe Basin, which includes Beijing and nearby major cities, was experiencing its heaviest flooding since 1963, the Ministry of Water Resources said Friday.

The death toll in Beijing and the neighboring province of Hebei rose to 22 after the body of a volunteer rescuer was found in a river. Another rescuer was declared dead Wednesday after a rubber boat flipped in a raging river.

Beijing recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the region, according to the weather agency.

Some 1.2 million people in Hebei were relocated, according to the government. It said more than 100,000 government employees were mobilized for relief work.

Rains that started last weekend overwhelmed drainage systems. School classes in Beijing, China’s capital of more than 20 million people, were suspended. Power to some areas was knocked out.

To protect Beijing, flood waters were diverted to neighboring areas, prompting complaints Friday on social media that destruction could have been reduced if more water had been channeled through the capital’s rivers and canals.

Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/china-heavy-rains-beijing-death-toll-rescue-operations-intensify-2416594-2023-08-05

12-year-old Girl Attacked by Stray Dogs in Ghaziabad Society, Rescued by Food Delivery Agent

The horrific incident was caught on CCTV. (PTI)

As stray dog attacks continue to rise in Delhi-NCR, another brutal incident came to light in Ghaziabad where a 12-year-old girl was attacked by stray dogs in a residential complex and was left grievously injured.

The video of the incident went viral on social media. The video shows a pack of stray dogs attacking a child on the premises of a residential society leaving the kid with several bitemarks and cuts.

The viral video shows the kid attempting to fend off the dogs as they aggressively surrounded her. Later, a food delivery agent passing by the route notices the petrified child and rescues her.

Delhi-NCR has recently seen a rise in cases of brutal stray dog attacks post and the MCD has decided to come up with a plan to battle the stray dog attack menace.

As per reports, the MCD is set to prepare a plan to make the national capital’s streets free of stray animals and shelters will be constructed to accommodate them.

Source: https://www.news18.com/india/watch-12-year-old-girl-attacked-by-stray-dogs-in-ghaziabad-society-rescued-by-food-delivery-agent-8511709.html

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