Kimbe Chief stuck at Basilisk Passage in Port Moresby 

Shipping vessel Kimbe Chief ran aground on reefs at the Basilisk Passage into Port Moresby Wharf.

NBC Online News visited the Basilisk Passage with a pilotage service provider, this morning.

In a statement, Steamships, trading as Consort Express Lines [CEL] confirmed that Kimbe Chief ran aground on route to Port Moresby for scheduled maintenance on Monday.  

"The vessel was carrying no cargo (ballast only) at the time of the incident [and] there are no reported injuries,” to the crew.

The statement said, Pacific Towing has a dedicated team working on freeing the vessel and advised clients that this will not disrupt or cause delays to its liner schedules.

It is understood that Pacific Towing will pull the vessel during high tides in the coming days.