Seabourn Pursuit Delivers Four Tons of Aid After Cyclone Maila
The supplies came from onboard stock and were handed to local officials at Alotau Provincial Wharf after David Sinclair alerted the ship to conditions ashore.
Seabourn Pursuit delivered four tons of relief supplies to communities in Papua New Guinea affected by Cyclone Maila during the 264-guest expedition ship’s May 11 call at Alotau. The supplies came from onboard stock. The crew handed them to local officials at Alotau Provincial Wharf in Milne Bay.
The delivery brought food, linens and other essentials into a region still recovering from an early-April Category 5 tropical cyclone that affected parts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Seabourn said the ship provided fresh produce, packaged food, sheets, towels and additional supplies.
The effort began after David Sinclair, an expedition professional with regional knowledge, alerted the ship to conditions ashore.
“When we learned about the impact Cyclone Maila had on the region, the team immediately wanted to find a way to help,” said Dominic Del Rosario, expedition leader aboard Seabourn Pursuit. “What began as a simple conversation quickly became a team effort.”
Del Rosario said the ship’s crew and staff contributed supplies they hoped would assist families recovering from the cyclone.
Seabourn Pursuit is a 23,000-gross-ton expedition ship with 132 suites. Its visit to Alotau put the vessel in Milne Bay roughly a month after Cyclone Maila damaged roads and buildings, set off landslides and caused severe flooding in low-lying and atoll communities, according to Seabourn.
The company did not announce additional relief deliveries connected to Cyclone Maila or identify a follow-up call tied to the effort.
