US EditionCruise ship hits reef on first trip since leaving passenger on island
The Coral Adventurer struck a reef 30 km off Lae with 123 onboard; no injuries reported and inspections ongoing amid a prior passenger death investigation.
- 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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The Coral Adventurer is an Australian cruiser who has had to be evicted after running off with a reef in Papua New Guinea, in what was his first trip after another serious case: the death, two months ago, of a woman they left behind on an island.As the BBC picks up, on Saturday, the ship suffered a "street incident" off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea, about 30 kilometers from the city of Lae, said a spokesman for the boat.All passengers (…
Drama around cruise ship Coral Adventurer: First a passenger (80) was found dead after a land trip, now the ship was launched onto a reef.
Cruise Ship That Just Lost Passenger Runs Aground
The Coral Adventurer is under scrutiny again. The expedition cruise ship ran aground off Papua New Guinea on Saturday, its first trip since a voyage in which an 80-year-old passenger was left behind on a remote Australian island. She was later found dead. The vessel "experienced a grounding incident" about...
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