US EditionAustralian Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Papua New Guinea
The Coral Adventurer ran aground near Dregerhafen Point with 123 aboard; no injuries reported and initial inspections show no hull damage, officials said.
- On Saturday morning, the Australian-flagged Coral Adventurer struck a reef about 30 kilometres from Lae with 123 people onboard, having departed Cairns on December 18 for a 12-night cruise.
- Investigations by Australian Maritime Safety Authority and Queensland Police followed after 80-year-old Suzanne Rees was left ashore and later found dead on Lizard Island.
- Coral Expeditions told media `All passengers and crew are safe` while initial inspections found no hull damage and PNG Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre boarded after crew alerted authorities around 6am.
- Waiting for high tide, crews planned refloating and inspections of the hull and marine environment at Dreghafen Point, while the Australian Maritime Safety Authority monitored and stood ready to assist PNG authorities.
- Already under investigation after an October passenger death, the vessel's grounding intensifies scrutiny as Coral Expeditions CEO Mark Fifield cooperates with AMSA and Queensland bodies inspecting Dreghafen Point.
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Coral Adventurer, nicknamed "the ship cursed" by the press, suffered a "failure incident" on Saturday off the east coast of Papua New Guinea, causing no casualties.
The company will have to seriously review its operation.
"Cursed Cruise": for Its First Exit Since the Death of a Passenger, a Ship Fails with 120 Passengers
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A few weeks after a tragedy that cost the life of a passenger, the luxury cruise ship Coral Adventurer was stranded off the coast of Papua New Guinea, reviving the questions around...
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