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A two-month voyage around the Australian Coast has been cancelled following the death of an older female passenger who was stranded by the vessel on a remote coastal location.

The elderly woman had been trekking on Lizard Island with other travelers from the cruise ship, but broke off from the excursion for a break. The vessel departed without her and returned after some time after the personnel discovered the woman was unaccounted for.

An extensive rescue mission located her body the next day.

Officials are investigating the event, in coordination with investigators and the official investigator.

Head of the voyage organizer said that guests and staff on the ship were informed that the rest of the voyage had been called off due to the "sad loss and prior mechanical issues".

Through an announcement, he mentioned that guests would be provided a complete reimbursement, and said the organization was working "to organize the return journeys of the passengers via private aircraft".

Regulatory bodies also released an latest communication, and said they had "provided a order to the Commander" banning any further travelers from getting on the ship.

The official said that they would inspect the liner in the port city upon its return.

Timeline of Events

The ship originally sailed from Cairns on 24 October, and was merely two days into the voyage at the point of the elderly woman's demise. The tropical location was the initial destination on the journey.

Guests on board - who usually pay substantial amounts of money to join the cruise - were taken there for a daily excursion with the possibility of trekking or underwater exploration.

Relatives Reaction

The daughter of the elderly passenger said that her loved ones was "surprised and distressed that the liner left the island after an organised tour without my mum".

Via her announcement, she described her mother as an "active 80-year-old" who was a participant of a hiking club.

"According to scant details we have been told, it appears that there was a failure of attention and basic judgment," she mentioned.

She added that she hoped the examination would be able to pinpoint what "the company should have undertaken that might have saved Her being".

"According to reports from the investigators that it was a exceptionally warm day, and she fell ill on the hill climb," she revealed.

"They requested her to go back, without accompaniment. Then the vessel sailed away, apparently without performing a headcount.

"At a certain moment in that sequence, or soon after, mother died, without company."

Company Position

In a statement, the Chief Executive affirmed that the company was "collaborating extensively with officials to aid their investigation".

He stated that the company was "deeply sorry that this has transpired" and had offered its complete assistance to the relatives.

Maritime Business Practices

The liner accommodates up to 120 travelers with forty-six personnel, according to official data. It was purpose-built to reach isolated regions of Australia's shoreline and is outfitted with "small boats" - minor craft used to ferry individuals on shore trips.

Occurrences such as this are rare, and passenger vessels have protocols to document which passengers are getting on or getting off, according to travel authorities.

"Sneaking ashore or [back] aboard really isn't an option," one expert commented.

Vessel operators regard these processes with great importance and have "clever tech in place to prevent such incidents from taking place," the expert added.

"This seems to be most likely a surprising - and sad - isolated incident."