Multiple Maritime Incidents Spark Search Operations

An 80-year-old Australian woman was left behind by the Coral Adventurer cruise ship on Lizard Island in the Great Barrier Reef and was found dead on Sunday morning after a major search operation. The woman had been hiking with fellow passengers on Saturday but broke off from the group to rest. The ship returned several hours after leaving the island around sunset, and a search party was launched after the crew realized she was missing. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is investigating the incident, which is being treated as a 'sudden and non-suspicious death' by Queensland police.

An expedition to locate Amelia Earhart's plane on Nikumaroro Island has been delayed until 2026 due to permit approval issues and the onset of cyclone season. Researchers from Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute plan to investigate the Taraia Object, a visual anomaly in a lagoon on the island, which they believe may be Earhart's aircraft. Despite skepticism from some experts, the team remains confident in their findings and plans to conduct a thorough examination of the site using various technologies.

A comprehensive search operation is underway in the Mediterranean Sea after a crew member on the Viking Star cruise ship went overboard on Monday morning. The incident occurred during an eight-day cruise that began in Athens, Greece, and was headed to Palermo, Sicily. The ship immediately activated its emergency response and began searching in coordination with the Italian Coast Guard. Details about the missing crew member and the circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear. The cruise director later announced that the search area had been expanded. The Viking Star can carry up to 930 passengers and about 500 crew members. The ship is scheduled to continue to Naples and finally Civitavecchia, a coastal city near Rome, after stopping in Sicily.