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One two-month voyage around the Land Down Under has been cancelled following the tragic passing of an senior woman who was stranded by the ship on a distant tropical isle.

The passenger had been walking on the remote island with shipmates from the vessel, but separated from the excursion for a rest. The vessel departed without her and returned after some time after the ship staff discovered the passenger was unaccounted for.

A large-scale hunt discovered her remains the following day.

Investigative bodies are looking into the tragedy, in coordination with investigators and the official investigator.

Chief Executive of the voyage organizer announced that passengers and crew on the Coral Adventurer were informed that the continuation of the cruise had been terminated due to the "unfortunate death and previous engine troubles".

Via official communication, he added that guests would be issued a total repayment, and said the organization was working "to coordinate the travel back of the passengers via specially arranged planes".

Authorities also published an latest statement, and said they had "issued a order to the Captain" prohibiting any new passengers from entering the vessel.

The representative said that they would inspect the vessel in Cairns upon its return.

Timeline of Incidents

The vessel originally sailed from Cairns on the 24th of October, and was just two days into the journey at the time of the 80-year-old's passing. Lizard Island was the opening port on the journey.

Guests on the ship - who generally pay large sums of dollars to participate in the expedition - were taken there for a day trip with the choice of hiking or snorkeling.

Family Statement

The child of the deceased woman said that her loved ones was "shocked and distressed that the vessel left the island after an scheduled tour without my mother".

Through her comments, she described her mother as an "vigorous octogenarian" who was a member of a walking organization.

"According to scant details we have been informed, it appears that there was a breakdown of attention and basic judgment," she said.

She added that she desired the examination would be able to determine what "the operator should have undertaken that might have saved Her being".

"Based on information from the investigators that it was a very hot period, and mum took sick on the uphill trek," she explained.

"They requested her to go back, unescorted. Then the vessel left, seemingly without doing a passenger count.

"At a certain moment in that chain of events, or not long after, mother passed away, by herself."

Company Position

Via official communication, the Chief Executive affirmed that the organization was "working closely with investigators to aid their inquiry".

He said that the firm was "extremely apologetic that this has occurred" and had offered its complete assistance to the loved ones.

Maritime Business Procedures

The vessel serves up to 120 guests with 46 personnel, according to official information. It was specifically designed to access distant locations of the Australian shoreline and is outfitted with "auxiliary vessels" - compact vessels used to take passengers on shore trips.

Occurrences such as this are infrequent, and cruise ships have systems to track which travelers are getting on or disembarking, according to industry experts.

"Leaving covertly or [back] onboard simply isn't an choice," an authority stated.

Cruise lines take these procedures very seriously and have "clever tech in place to stop such events from happening," the authority continued.

"This seems to be most likely a shocking - and unfortunate - one-off."