INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Australian authorities have called off a search for a Brisbane woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship in the Coral Sea.
The 47-year-old fell from the Pacific Dawn about 16:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Thursday, about 300km (186 miles) west of New Caledonia.
The ship, bound for Brisbane, turned around immediately to search for the woman, operator P&O Cruises said.
Australian maritime authorities decided to end the search on Friday morning.
"The difficult decision to suspend the search was made only after expert advice that survival after this length of time in difficult sea conditions, and after a full night at sea, was not considered possible," a P&O Cruises spokesman said.
"Pacific Dawn had searched throughout the night and into the morning after first light without success."
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