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
Passengers on stranded cruise ship to be flown back to Australia The Coral Adventurer hit a coral reef off Papua New Guinea on Saturday The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
Cruise ship grounds off PNG, passengers to fly home Passengers on an Australian cruise ship that ran aground off Papua New Guinea will be flown home on a charter flight as efforts continue to refloat the vessel. AAP · Dec 29, 2025
Cruise ship runs aground on first trip since leaving elderly passenger on remote island The Coral Adventurer is currently under investigation following the death of Suzanne Rees The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025
Australian cruise ship investigated after leaving passenger behind runs aground off PNG with 120 people on board Coral Adventurer says passengers and crew are safe while team tries to refloat ship and inspects the hull The Guardian - AU · Dec 28, 2025
Investigators board Coral Adventurer cruise ship after passenger dies on remote Australian island Maritime authority officers investigating the death of Suzanne Rees, 80, board the ill-fated ship on its return to Cairns The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 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
Passengers on ill-fated cruise ship flown home after Lizard Island death of 80-year-old The Coral Adventurer will return to Cairns, as investigations into Suzanne Rees’ death continue The Guardian - AU · 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
Aussie Grandmother, 80, Found Dead on Remote Island After Being 'Left Behind' by Cruise Ship — What Went Wrong? An 80-year-old Australian woman was found dead on Lizard Island after a cruise ship left without her, sparking investigations into safety protocols. International Business Times UK · Oct 30, 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
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025 Daughter blames cruise operator after 80-year-old found dead on remote Australian island Katherine Rees says family ‘shocked and saddened’ that ship left Lizard Island ‘without my mum, Suzanne’
The Independent UK · 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
AAP · Oct 30, 2025 Call for inquest after woman's island death on cruise An investigation has been launched after an 80-year-old woman's body was found on a tropical island during a cruise but her family have called for an inquest.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2025 Grieving daughter of cruise ship passenger left behind on remote Australian island says ‘there was a failure of care’ Suzanne Rees, 80, was found dead on Lizard Island a day after her cruise ship the Coral Adventurer left without her