🔗 Share this article Voyage Cancelled After Tragic Loss of Woman Stranded on Remote Island Lizard Island is about 150+ kilometers north of the Australian Port An extensive 60-day journey circling the Australian Coast is being halted following the tragic passing of an older lady who was abandoned by the cruise liner on a isolated tropical isle. The elderly woman had been hiking on the remote island with other travelers from the Coral Adventurer, but broke off from the party for a rest. The liner sailed away leaving her and went back several hours later after the personnel discovered the woman was missing. A major hunt found her remains the following day. Investigative bodies are looking into the tragedy, together with law enforcement and the medical examiner. The CEO of the voyage organizer said that passengers and crew on the ship were informed that the remainder of the voyage had been terminated due to the "tragic passing and previous mechanical issues". Through an announcement, he further stated that passengers would be given a full refund, and said the company was working "to organize the return journeys of the individuals via private aircraft". Regulatory bodies also released an latest statement, and said they had "provided a notice to the Captain" prohibiting any new passengers from getting on the liner. The representative said that they would visit the ship in the port city upon its coming back. Timeline of Events The liner first departed the coastal city on 24 October, and was just two days into the journey at the moment of the elderly woman's passing. The remote island was the first stop on the voyage. Guests on the vessel - who usually pay large sums of dollars to join the expedition - were ferried there for a shore visit with the possibility of trekking or underwater exploration. Relatives Response The daughter of the victim said that her relatives was "shocked and distressed that the ship left the location after an scheduled excursion without my parent". Via her announcement, she described her mother as an "active octogenarian" who was a member of a bushwalking club. "According to scant information we have been provided, it seems that there was a lapse of attention and common sense," she mentioned. She continued that she hoped the investigation would be able to identify what "the operator should have done that might have saved Mother's existence". "We understand from the police that it was a extremely warm afternoon, and mother took sick on the hill climb," she stated. "They requested her to head down, without accompaniment. Then the vessel left, apparently without doing a roll call. "At a certain moment in that process, or not long after, mum passed away, by herself." Operator Reaction In a statement, the Head affirmed that the organization was "collaborating extensively with investigators to aid their examination". He stated that the organization was "very regretful that this has transpired" and had extended its full support to the loved ones. Cruise Industry Procedures The vessel serves up to a hundred twenty passengers with 46 crew, according to corporate information. It was specially constructed to access distant regions of Australia's coast and is fitted with "tenders" - small boats used to take travelers on shore trips. Incidents such as this are rare, and passenger vessels have protocols to record which individuals are boarding or disembarking, according to travel authorities. "Going ashore secretly or [back] on the ship just isn't an possibility," a specialist stated. Shipping companies take these procedures very seriously and have "clever tech in place to stop such occurrences from taking place," the authority further stated. "This is probably a surprising - and unfortunate - single occurrence."