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The Corona Boats thread- 21 cruise ships around the world have been affected by the coronavirus

Coast Guard to Cruise Ships: Prepare to Care for Sick at Sea


Jonathan Levin, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- Cruise ships should be ready to care for passengers and crew with Covid-19 and other flulike symptoms at sea, the U.S. Coast Guard has advised, saying medical evacuations are contributing to strained health-care resources in the Southeast.

Foreign-flagged vessels with more than 50 people on board should plan to treat passengers for an “indefinite period of time,” according to a March 29 memo from the Coast Guard Seventh District Area of Responsibility, which includes Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and Florida, home to the world’s busiest cruise port in Miami.

The Coast Guard isn’t saying it will refuse evacuations or not let ships dock. The advisory applies to cruise ships flying foreign flags -- virtually the entire industry. Three Carnival Corp. vessels, including two with sick passengers, are steaming toward Fort Lauderdale and are due to arrive in days.

“This is necessary as shore-side medical facilities may reach full capacity and lose the ability to accept and effectively treat critically-ill patients,” said the memo, which was signed by Rear Admiral E.C. Jones, commander of the Seventh District.

Two Holland America ships owned by Carnival were set to arrive Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, one bearin..:tiphat:
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/coast-gu...-sea-1.1415994
 
***** calls for 2 stranded Holland America cruise ships to be able to dock as coronavirus fears grow in Florida

?ine Cain

3 hours ago
"I'm going to do what's right not only for us but for humanity," ***** said Tuesday night.
  • United States President Donald ***** has expressed support of Holland America's stranded cruise ships.
  • "I'm going to do what's right not only for us but for humanity," ***** said during a White House press briefing on Tuesday night. "These are two big ships and they have a lot of very sick people."
  • He said he would speak to Florida Governor Ronald DeSantis, who has voiced concerns over the cruises docking in southern Florida.
  • The US Coast Guard will not yet permit the MS Zaandam, a cruise with at least two confirmed cases of COVID-19 onboard, and the MS Rotterdam, the ship sent to rescue its healthy passengers, to enter US waters.
  • Florida officials remain concerned that allowing Zaandam and Rotterdam passengers to disembark in Fort Lauderdale seaport Port Everglades could worsen the spread of coronavirus in the area.
  • Four passengers have died on the Zaandam after an outbreak of respiratory illness sickened at least 189 people...:tiphat:https://www.businessinsider.com/trum...america-2020-4
 
Gov. DeSantis says state will accept Floridians from coronavirus-infected cruise ship
APRIL 1, 2020 / 8:06 PM
Daniel Uria April 1 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that he will allow a cruise ship -- on which nine people have tested positive for COVID-19 -- to dock in the state.

DeSantis said Wednesday that he would bring the Floridians from the Zaandam into the state and find a way to "deal with" foreign nationals on the ships in order to avoid using resources in South Florida, which is the epicenter of the state's coronavirus outbreak...:tiphat:https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020...23/?sl=2&ur3=1
 
10 sick cruise ship passengers will be transported to Broward Heath Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale
Jessica Holly


FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Two cruise ships carrying over 200 guests and crew members with flu-like symptoms are expected to dock in Port Everglades on Thursday, and some of those on board who are sick will be transported to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.

Eight passengers on board the Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise ships have tested positive for COVID-19, and all passengers have been isolation since March 22.

Ten sick patients will be transported to Broward Health Medical Center, which is the official medical provider for the Holland America cruise line.

According to CNN, Holland America officials said these patients are in need of immediate critical care....:tiphat:https://wsvn.com/news/local/10-sick-...rt-lauderdale/
 
Washington Post: Coral Princess will dock at Port Everglades with 12 COVID-19 positive passengers

7 News WSVN


PORT EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - A third cruise ship with multiple passengers who have tested positive for COVID-19 has reportedly been given clearance to dock at Port Everglades.

According to the Washington Post, 12 passengers on board the Coral Princess have tested positive for the coronavirus, and the ship will dock at the port on Saturday.

On Thursday, two other cruise ships, the Zaandam and Rotterdam, were also given clearance to dock at Port Everglades.

The ships are currently carrying eight passen..:tiphat:https://wsvn.com/news/local/washingt...ve-passengers/
 
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-06/coronavirus-cruise-ship-ruby-princess-explainer/12124398


The coronavirus cruise ship Ruby Princess has docked at Port Kembla — this is what happens next
By Jessie Davies
Posted 34 minutes ago

The Ruby Princess cruise ship has docked at Port Kembla a day after NSW Police announced a criminal investigation into the handling of the ship's passengers.

The massive 18-deck ship still has 1,040 crew from 50 different countries onboard, and about one fifth of them are exhibiting coronavirus symptoms.

Eleven deaths and more than 600 cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the ship, meaning it is the single biggest source of coronavirus infections in Australia...
 
Source: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/greg-mo...ovid-19-on-australian-cruise-ship-off-uruguay

Greg Mortimer: 81 people test positive for COVID-19 on Australian cruise ship off Uruguay
The operator of a cruise ship with almost 100 Australian passengers stuck on board off the coast of Uruguay says 81 passengers and staff have tested positive for coronavirus.
Updated Updated 31 mins ago
By Jarni Blakkarly

Eighty-one passengers and staff on board the Greg Mortimer cruise ship currently anchored off the coast of Uruguay have tested positive for coronavirus.

In a statement on Monday the cruise ship owners, Australian company Aurora Expeditions, said two crew members and one passenger had been taken off the ship which had been on an Antarctic expedition.

126 other passengers and staff had been tested, with 81 passengers testing positive, 45 negative and another 90 test results still being processed over the next 12 to 24 hours...
 
Most people on Antarctica cruise ship have the coronavirus


By ASSOCIATED PRESS
UPDATED: 12:13 EDT, 7 April 2020
  • MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Nearly 60 percent of 217 people - many from Australia, Europe and the United States - on board a cruise ship off the coast of Uruguay have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the ship's operator said Tuesday.
"There are currently no fevers on board and all are asymptomatic,:rolleyes:" said Aurora Expeditions, the Australian operator of the Greg Mortimer ship that is working to disembark the crew and passengers and arrange flights to their home countries.

The Greg Mortimer departed March 15 on a voyage to Antarctica and South Georgia that was titled "In Shackleton's Footsteps," a reference to the polar explorer who led British expeditions to the region and died there in 1922.

Of 217 people tested on the vessel, 128 were positive for the virus that causes the COVID-2019 disease and 89 tested negative, Aurora Expeditions said. Another six people from the ship are onshore in "stable"...;)https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap...ronavirus.html
 
Infected Ruby Princess passengers transmit virus to 19 people ashore
April 7, 2020 — 10.05pm
At least nineteen people across Australia have been infected with COVID-19 after coming into contact with passengers allowed to disembark from the Ruby Princess cruise ship in Sydney.

Thirteen passengers were swabbed and tested after exhibiting virus symptoms before the ship docked at Circular Quay on March 19, with four ultimately returning positive results. However, the passengers and crew were allowed to leave the ship before the test results were known...;)https://www.watoday.com.au/national/...07-p54hxg.html
 
Ruby Princess cruise ship will STAY in Australian waters because of the high volume of crew infected with deadly coronavirus
  • The ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise ship will stay in Australian waters short-term
  • Australian Border Force ordered all vessels to leave during the coronavirus crisis
  • Commissioner Michael Outram said 13 ships left Australian waters by Tuesday
  • About 200 crew members on Ruby Princess are mildly ill, the commissioner said
By ZOE ZACZEK FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

PUBLISHED: 07:23 EDT, 7 April 2020
| UPDATED: 07:46 EDT, 7 April 2020
The ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise ship will stay in Australian waters despite the Border Force ordering all vessels to leave due to the coronavirus pandemic.

ABF Commissioner Michael Outram said all foreign cruise ships which asked for permission to stay in local waters had their requests knocked back on Saturday.

But the Ruby Princess in Sydney and Artania in Perth will be allowed to stay in the short-term as hundreds of crew members fight illness following a COVID-19 outbreak on board.

Commissioner Outram said on Tuesday: 'On the 4th of April, I responded to all of the cruise ship operators having considered their request for permission to remain in Australian waters and I advised them that their requests were all denied..;)https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ronavirus.html
 
Australia's coronavirus death toll hits 46 as another Ruby Princess passenger dies

Healthcare workers administer COVID-19 tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through testing center on Monday. Source: Getty Images

Australia's national coronavirus death toll has risen to 46 after an elderly Tasmanian man who was a passenger aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship died.

UPDATED 11 HOURS AGO


The 14th fatality of the Ruby Princess cruise ship has brought the national coronavirus death toll to 46.

An elderly Tasmanian man in his 80s became the third person from his state to die from the virus.

His death at the North West Regional Hospital came shortly after the first coronavirus-related death was recorded in South Australia.
....;)https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australi...passenger-dies
 
APRIL 7 2020 - 5:44PMCruise ships ordered out of Qld waters
  • Sonia Kohlbacher
There'll be more COVID-19 testing in Qld, with 32 of the state's cases having an unknown source.
All cruise ships anchored in Queensland waters will leave by Wednesday as the state continues to crack down on movements to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Nine cruise ships had been off the coast and the four that now remain have been ordered to leave Queensland waters by one minute before midnight on Wednesday.

The total number of diagnoses in Queensland has reached 934 with an additional 13 cases overnight.

Of the current cases, 42 people had been hospitalised and 11 are in intensive care on ventilation.


Health Minister Steven Miles says four of Queensland's five fatalities from the coronavirus were from people who had been on cruise ships.

Passengers account for 119 cases of the virus in Queensland and a further six people have caught the virus from them.

"We need to stop these cruise ships coming into Queensland and bringing the virus with them," Mr Miles said.

Among Queensland's 13 new cases was an infectious diseases nurse from the Princess Alexandra Hospital who is now isolating.

The nurse was working with COVID-19 patients when she reported feeling unwell.

Queensland Health stated she had followed all procedures including staying home as soon as symptoms emerged.

Six staff members who came in contact with the nurse will also self-isolate for 14 days.

To increase the health response,...;)https://www.canberratimes.com.au/sto...ters/?cs=14231
 
60% OF PASSENGERS INFECTED ON ANTARCTIC CRUISE SHIP

TREVOR KUCHERAN
APRIL 8, 2020
Australian and New Zealand passengers will be evacuated from a stricken Antarctic cruise ship Thursday, after almost 60% of those on board tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Greg Mortimer, a cruise liner operated by Australia's Aurora Expeditions, departed March 15 on a voyage to Antarctica and South Georgia. Since the beginning of April, however, the ship has been stuck off the coast of Uruguay, after authorities refused to allow passengers to disembark due to the risk of coronavirus.

Of the 217 people on board, 128 passengers and crew have now tested positive for the virus.

Six passengers requiring specialized care have been transferred to medical facilities in Montevideo — a video posted online by the Uruguayan navy showed them being transferred from ship to ship wearing full protective gear. Passengers from Europe and America who have tested positive for coronavirus, however, will have to remain on board until they have a negative test result, after which they may be able to depart via Brazil, Aurora said.

All passengers will be retested every two or three days, according to the company's website...;) https://www.traveloffpath.com/60-of-...c-cruise-ship/
 
NSW Police raid Ruby Princess cruise ship, question crew

Detectives have raided the Ruby Princess cruise ship to seize evidence and question crew members about the docking and disembarkation of passengers in Sydney three weeks ago.

The vessel is linked to hundreds of COVID-19 cases and more than a dozen deaths across Australia.
Detectives wearing personal protective equipment boarded the vessel at Port Kembla on Wednesday night to gather evidence about how hundreds of passengers aboard were allowed to leave the ship on March 19.

"Strike Force Bast investigators are conducting inquiries on-board the Ruby Princess this evening," NSW Police said in a statement.
"The operation is being conducted under the strictest health and workplace safety guidelines."

In coming days police will interview other high-priority witnesses about the scandal, while the vessel is expected to remain at Port Kembla for 10 days with 1040 crew members undergoing medical assessments.

About 200 crew have shown symptoms of coronavirus, while 18 crew have so far tested positive....;) https://www.theage.com.au/national/n...09-p54ifm.html
 
Coronavirus: Virus-stricken Australian cruise ship to dock in Montevideo
Wednesday (April 8).
MONTEVIDEO (AFP) - The virus-stricken Australian cruise ship Greg Mortimer will be allowed to dock in Montevideo and the passengers will be flown home, Uruguay's foreign ministry said on

The ship, with more than 100 infected people on board, is anchored some 24km offshore and will be allowed to dock on Friday.

Passengers will be taken in buses to the city's international airport, officials told AFP.
"The docking of the Greg Mortimer cruise ship is initially scheduled for Friday afternoon. The objective is to have a sanitary cordon to Carrasco Airport," a Uruguayan navy statement said.

A medical plane to evacuate Australian and New Zealand passengers will arrive in Uruguay on Thursday and will depart at dawn on Saturday for Melbourne, foreign ministry sources said.

An Australian couple suffering from a deteriorating Covid-19 condition were evacuated from the ship earlier on Wednesday, bringing to eight the number of passengers and crew to have been hospitalized in the Uruguayan capital.

So far, 128 of the more than 200 people aboard have tested positive for the coronavirus....;) http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/aus...-in-montevideo
 
Coronavirus: Virus-stricken Australian cruise ship to dock in Montevideo
Wednesday (April 8).
MONTEVIDEO (AFP) - The virus-stricken Australian cruise ship Greg Mortimer will be allowed to dock in Montevideo and the passengers will be flown home, Uruguay's foreign ministry said on

The ship, with more than 100 infected people on board, is anchored some 24km offshore and will be allowed to dock on Friday.

Passengers will be taken in buses to the city's international airport, officials told AFP.
"The docking of the Greg Mortimer cruise ship is initially scheduled for Friday afternoon. The objective is to have a sanitary cordon to Carrasco Airport," a Uruguayan navy statement said.

A medical plane to evacuate Australian and New Zealand passengers will arrive in Uruguay on Thursday and will depart at dawn on Saturday for Melbourne, foreign ministry sources said.

An Australian couple suffering from a deteriorating Covid-19 condition were evacuated from the ship earlier on Wednesday, bringing to eight the number of passengers and crew to have been hospitalized in the Uruguayan capital.

So far, 128 of the more than 200 people aboard have tested positive for the coronavirus....;) http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/aus...-in-montevideo
 
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