Passengers on stranded cruise ship to be flown back to Australia
.jpeg?quality=75&width=83&auto=webp 83w)
Cruise ship runs aground off Papua New Guinea
- The Coral Adventurer cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Saturday with 124 people, including 80 passengers and 44 crew, aboard.
- Attempts to refloat the vessel using its own engines and a tug boat were unsuccessful, though police reported no major damage to the hull.
- The 80 passengers, who had departed from Cairns, Australia, will be flown back home from the city of Lae.
- The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has launched a safety investigation into the grounding incident.
- This incident occurred weeks after an 80-year-old passenger, Suzanne Rees, died after being left behind on Lizard Island by the same ship, an event which is also under investigation.