
The
Coral Adventurer cruise ship operated
by the Australian Coral Expeditions ran aground in Papua
New Guinea. The Local National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) has
Papua New Guinea Maritime Rescue announced that on Saturday the Papua New Guinea Maritime Rescue
Coordination Centre was alerted and received
communication from the ship that the 124 persons on board the ship,
80 passengers and 44 crew members, did not suffer
damage. The
Coral Adventurer ran aground on the reef
and the ship's captain specified that the
Coral
Adventurer did not take on water, it did not occur
no spillage of pollutants and the on-board engines and anchors are
operational.