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Ill-fated cruise ship refloated off Papua New Guinea

Safety agencies are assessing if a cruise ship that ran aground off PNG is seaworthy after it was refloated and its 80 passengers flown back to Australia.

AAP · Dec 31, 2025

Coral Adventurer passengers return with diverging accounts of cruise ship drama

One passenger tells the ABC it was ‘chaos’ and she felt her life was in danger, but others shrug off the incident

The Guardian - AU · Dec 31, 2025

Australian cruise ship stuck off PNG ‘detained’ amid investigation into why it ran aground

Coral Adventurer, separately being investigated for allegedly leaving behind passenger who died on Lizard Island, ordered not to leave PNG waters

The Guardian - AU · Dec 30, 2025

Ship set to return after elderly woman dies on cruise

A full investigation is set to be launched as a cruise ship returns to port after an 80-year-old passenger died alone while hiking on a remote tropical island.

AAP · Nov 4, 2025

‘Mum died, alone’: Woman rebukes cruise company after her elderly mother was abandoned on an island and left to die

80-year-old Suzanne Rees was instructed to return to the ship without an escort but she sadly didn't make it back.

We Got This Covered · Nov 3, 2025

Cruise around Australia cancelled after death of passenger left behind on island

Authorities say action will be taken against cruise operator if any wrongdoing is identified

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2025

A luxury cruise ship stopped at a remote Australian island. Suzanne Rees was left behind and died alone

Five hours after the Coral Adventurer left Lizard Island without the 80-year-old, it turned back. Her body was found the next day, and her family want answers

The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2025

Daughter Reveals Final Moments Of Elderly Woman Left Stranded On A Remote Island By A Cruise Ship

The daughter of an elderly woman said the “failure of care and common sense” led to her mother’s tragic passing.

Bored Panda · Oct 30, 2025

Pictured: Australian grandmother, 80, found dead on remote island after being left behind by cruise ship

Suzanne Rees is being remembered as a keen bushwalker and gardener following her death on Lizard Island

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2025

Cruise passenger, 80, found dead after being abandoned on Great Barrier Reef island

An 80-year-old cruise passenger has been found dead on a Great Barrier Reef island after being accidentally left behind by the ship's crew

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025