Cruise Ship Stranded in Arctic Circle, Rescued by Canada 4.84K Max Read 08/29/10 09:55PM Filed to: Eh Eh Canada Canadians Canadian coast guard Adventure canada Cruise Ships Arctic Circle Clipper adventurer Canada rescued passengers from a cruise ship stranded on a rock in the Arctic Sea. How nice of them! The U.S. probably would have just released greenhouse gases into the atmosphere until sea levels rose and the ship was free.