Cruise ship runs aground for first time after leaving elderly passengers on island

KANIKA SINGH RATHORE,

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one Australia Cruise ship stranded with 120 passengers on board, first trip since one died after being left behind On a remote island.

The Coral Adventurer reportedly hit a coral reef off the coast of Papua New Guinea early Saturday morning.

Coral Expeditions, the ship’s operator, said no one was injured in the incident.

“The Coral Adventurer ran aground yesterday off the coast of Papua New Guinea. All passengers and crew are safe,” a spokesperson told The Guardian.

“Initial inspections indicate there is no damage to the vessel. The incident has been reported to the authorities and further official inspections of the hull and marine environment will be carried out in accordance with standard procedures.”

The ship’s passengers reportedly remained in Papua New Guinea while a team tried to refloat the ship and inspect the hull.

The Coral Adventurer is currently under investigation after the death of an elderly passenger who was left on a remote island.

Eighty-year-old Suzanne Rees was hiking on Lizard Island with other passengers on the Coral Adventurer when she began to feel ill and became separated from the group.

Eighty-year-old Suzanne Rees was hiking on Lizard Island with other passengers on the Coral Adventurer when she began to feel ill and became separated from the group. (Associated Press)

Suzanne Rees, 80, was hiking on Lizard Island with other passengers on the Coral Adventurer when she suddenly felt ill and became separated from the group.

Believing that she had returned to the ship alone, her companions returned to the ship and the ship left the island without her.

The crew realized she was missing and returned to the island to search for her, but one day later, on October 25, Reese was found dead.

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Australian authorities have launched an investigation into the woman’s death.

Under current regulations from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), the master or captain of a commercial passenger vessel must maintain systems to ensure that the status of each passenger is known at any given time.

The woman’s daughter, Katherine Rees, earlier said the family were “shocked and saddened that Coral Adventurers left Lizard Island after an organized trip without my mum Suzanne.”

“From what we know, there appears to be a lack of care and common sense,” she told us. The Australian.

“I hope the coronial inquest will find out what steps the company should have taken to save mum’s life,” the daughter said.

Coral Expeditions CEO Mark Fifield said the company offered its full support to the Reese family and canceled the remainder of the voyage.

independent Coral Expeditions has been contacted for comment.

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