A cruise ship ran aground on a rock ledge in the Northwest Passage and remained stuck for two and a half weeks, and experts warn that similar incidents could become more common as Arctic maritime travel increases.The 331-foot Clipper Adventurer struck what was initially described as an uncharted rock Aug. 27, 16 days into a 17-day voyage from Greenland to Nunavut, in northern Canada. The grounding occurred 60 miles from Kugluktuk, Nunavut, at 1910, when seas were calm and skies were clear with no wind. The rock was about 15 feet below the surface.
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