Cruise Ship Hits Reef and Runs Aground

A cruise ship hit a reef and ran aground in Papua New Guinea this weekend BBC News is reporting.

Coral Adventurer was on its first cruise in two months after an aged passenger died after being left by the ship on a distant island in Australia in late October.

Yesterday, the ship ran aground after hitting a reef off the jap coast of Papua New Guinea.

All passengers and crew members are reportingly protected and early stories say that there isn’t a injury to the ship’s hull. The cruise ship is predicted to have additional inspections at the moment.

There have been a complete of 123 passengers and crew members on the ship when it hit the reef.

The present 12-day cruise was initially scheduled to finish on December 30, 2025.

The BBC reported that the Australian Maritime Security Authority didn’t obtain a misery name from Coral Adventurer.

The ship’s earlier cruise was reduce brief after an aged passenger was accidently left on a distant island. When the ship realized the lady was lacking a number of hours later, they returned to search for her. Her physique was discovered the next day.

That cruise was canceled and all passengers acquired a full refund.

Coral Expeditions is Australia’s longest established and most awarded expedition cruise operator. The cruise line was based 40 years in the past on providing environmentally delicate cruises on the Nice Barrier Reef.