A UK cruiseship has damaged coral after running aground on a reef off Indonesia, it has emerged.

The 4,200-gt Caledonian Sky (built 1991) has now been refloated following the incident on 4 March.

The 114-passenger ship, operated by Noble Caledonia, was not evacuated, but damage has been estimated at 13,500 square metres of reef, AFP said, citing Ricardo Tapilatu, a marine researcher from the University of Papua, who headed a team assessing the impact.

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