Australian cruise ship the Coral Adventurer has run aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea with more than 120 people aboard, two months after the death of a passenger allegedly left behind on a Great Barrier Reef island.

The ship ran aground early on Saturday morning about 30 kilometres from PNG’s second-largest city, Lae, in Morobe Province, however the vessel’s operator says its 80 passengers and 43 crew members were not injured.

“All passengers and crew are safe,” a spokesperson for Coral Expeditions said in a statement.

“An initial inspection indicates no damage to the vessel.

“The incident has been reported to authorities and will undergo further official inspections to the hull and marine environment as a standard procedure.”

It is understood local authorities are inspecting the vessel and working with Coral Expeditions to refloat it.

“AMSA is currently monitoring the situation and is ready to support PNG authorities if requested,” a spokesperson said in a written statement.

Authorities will inspect for damage to coral reefs at Dreghafen Point, where the ship ran aground, according to NBC.

The Coral Adventurer has been under investigation after the death of 80-year-old tourist Suzanne Rees on the Great Barrier Reef’s Lizard Island earlier this year.

AMSA officers and a Coral Expeditions representative boarded the ship’s tender in October to investigate her death.

On the day of the incident at Lizard Island, the Coral Adventurer was on its first stopover of the 60-day trip.

AMSA said last month it would examine why Ms Rees may not have been accounted for during boarding.

The regulator said it would assess any noncompliance and take any necessary action.