Coral Adventurer, separately being investigated for allegedly leaving behind passenger who died on Lizard Island, ordered not to leave PNG waters Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A cruise ship that ran aground off Papua New Guinea has been “detained” out of concern it’s unseaworthy “due to potential damage”, amid an investigation into how it became stuck on Saturday morning. The Coral Adventurer remained stuck on a reef off the north coast of Papua New Guinea, about 30km from PNG’s second-largest city, Lae, on Tuesday, as efforts to refloat it continue. Continue reading...
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TUE · 2025-12-30 · 03:41 GMTBRIEF NSR-2025-1230-4798
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Australian cruise ship stuck off PNG ‘detained’ amid investigation into why it ran aground
The Coral Adventurer, an Australian cruise ship, has been "detained" in Papua New Guinea after running aground on a reef off the north coast near Lae on Saturday. The ship is being held due to concerns about its seaworthiness and potential damage sustained from the incident.
Andrew MessengerThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2025-12-30 · 03:41 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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The Coral Adventurer, an Australian cruise ship, has been "detained" in Papua New Guinea after running aground on a reef off the north coast near Lae on Saturday. The ship is being held due to concerns about its seaworthiness and potential damage sustained from the incident. Authorities are investigating the circumstances that led to the grounding. The ship remains stuck as of Tuesday while efforts to refloat it are underway. Separately, the Coral Adventurer is also under investigation for allegedly leaving behind a passenger who died on Lizard Island.
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The ship is stuck about 30km from PNG’s second-largest city, Lae.
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Coral Adventurer ran aground off Papua New Guinea on Saturday morning.
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The Coral Adventurer remained stuck on a reef off the north coast of Papua New Guinea.
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A cruise ship that ran aground off Papua New Guinea has been “detained”.
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Coral Adventurer is being investigated for allegedly leaving behind a passenger who died on Lizard Island.
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The Coral Adventurer remained stuck on a reef off the north coast of Papua New Guinea.
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The Coral Adventurer has been “detained” out of concern it’s unseaworthy.
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A cruise ship ran aground off Papua New Guinea.
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Coral Adventurer is being investigated for allegedly leaving behind a passenger who died on Lizard Island.
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The ship is stuck about 30km from PNG’s second-largest city, Lae.
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The Coral Adventurer remained stuck on a reef off the north coast of Papua New Guinea.
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A cruise ship that ran aground off Papua New Guinea has been “detained”.
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The ship is stuck on a reef about 30km from Lae.
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The Coral Adventurer is being investigated for allegedly leaving behind a passenger who died on Lizard Island.
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The cruise ship has been 'detained' due to concerns it's unseaworthy.
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Coral Adventurer is being investigated for allegedly leaving behind a passenger who died on Lizard Island.
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