Cruise Passengers Rescued from Northwest Passage

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  08.30.10 | 10:57 AM ET

The Canadian Coast Guard removed 110 passengers from a cruise ship stranded in the Arctic Ocean this weekend. The ship was exploring the Northwest Passage when it got hung up on an unmapped rock—presumably, we’ll see more of these incidents as the passage becomes increasingly viable, so Canada, keep your icebreakers sharp.