Two Canadian Coast Guard ships were en route to help a passenger ship that ran aground close to Kugaaruk, Nunavut on Friday.
The icebreakers CCGS Amundsen and CCGS Pierre Radisson were dispatched to help the ship, the coast guard tweeted.
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The ship was in stable condition and there were no reports of injuries, the coast guard said.
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No “immediate danger” was reported by the vessel in question.
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Kugaaruk is located on the western side of the Simpson Peninsula and just off the Gulf of Boothia.
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