Father found dead on P&O ship

A YOUNG Sydney father who won a cruise holiday in a competition run by radio station 2GB has been found dead aboard the P&O liner Pacific Sun.

The ship was sailing in New Caledonian waters yesterday morning when a passenger apparently discovered the 31-year-old man lying in a public area of the ship.

The man had been on holiday with his family, believed to include his partner and their young child.

The ship was diverted to the New Caledonian capital, Noumea, where local police and authorities boarded the ship to begin an investigation. An hour after the ship docked, passengers were allowed to disembark....