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A cruise ship runs aground in Canada’s Arctic waters

The Akademik Ioffe's sister ship was nearby, and together with Canadian Coast Guard ships, was able to rescue all passengers.

By Malte Humpert, High North News August 28, 2018
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The Russian-flagged passenger ship Akademik Ioffe ran aground along Canada’s Arctic Northwest Passage with 162 people aboard early on Friday, August 24th.

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