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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
Australian police seize black box in raid on coronavirus-hit cruise ship Ruby Princess
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SYDNEY: Australian police raided the coronavirus-stricken Ruby Princess cruise ship and seized its black box as part of a criminal investigation after thousands of passengers were allowed to disembark in Sydney and 15 people later died of the illness. Police wearing protective suits and masks boarded the vessel in Port Kembla, about 80km south of Sydney, on Wednesday (Apr
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
US navy chief out over handling of ship virus outbreak
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WASHINGTON: Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on Tuesday (Apr 7) after he faced mounting backlash for firing and ridiculing the commander of a US aircraft carrier who pleaded for help stemming a coronavirus outbreak onboard. Modly stepped down five days after removing the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier for writing a
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
COVID-19: Uruguay approves flight to evacuate Australian, New Zealand passengers from cruise ship Greg Mortimer
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MONTEVIDEO: Uruguay said on Tuesday (Apr 7) it has authorised a humanitarian flight to evacuate Australian and New Zealand passengers stranded on a coronavirus infected cruise ship. About 128 of the 217 people on board the Australian-owned Greg Mortimer, including passengers and crew, have tested positive for the deadly virus. Advertisement Advertisement Six of those have been taken off suffering
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
COVID-19: Virus-hit Carnival cruise ship docks in Australia as country’s death toll hits 39
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SYDNEY: Carnival Corp’s troubled Ruby Princess cruise liner, the biggest single source of coronavirus infections in Australia, docked south of Sydney on Monday (Apr 6) to get help for sick crew members requiring urgent medical treatment. The Ruby Princess, now the target of a criminal investigation led by the homicide squad in the state of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Australia police to probe cruise ship COVID-19 deaths
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SYDNEY: Australian police on Sunday (Apr 5) launched a criminal investigation after thousands of passengers were allowed to disembark a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Sydney and 10 later died of the illness. The government last month allowed 2,700 passengers to walk off the Carnival Australia-owned Ruby Princess and travel to their homes around the country
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Cruise ship passengers await Florida deal allowing them to disembark
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MIAMI: The US government and Florida were working on a plan on Wednesday (Apr 1) to allow thousands of cruise ship passengers exposed to an onboard coronavirus outbreak to disembark, a day after President Donald Trump urged the governor to drop his opposition to their docking. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said he was not opposed
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Cruise ship operator urges ‘compassion,’ warns more may die
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FORT LAUDERDALE: The operator of a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship and its sister vessel has pleaded for a port to allow them to dock, calling for “compassion” and warning that more passengers may die. Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line, made the appeal in a south Florida newspaper ahead of a meeting on Tuesday of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
New York cheers arrival of hospital ship as coronavirus cases soar
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NEW YORK: People cheered the US Navy hospital ship Comfort as it sailed into New York on Monday (Mar 30), a beacon of the national effort to stanch the coronavirus outbreak at its US epicentre as the number of cases soared. Painted a gleaming white and adorned with giant red crosses, the 1,000-bed converted oil tanker sailed past
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Cruise company still searching for port for virus-stricken ship
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PANAMA CITY: Passengers on a virus-stricken cruise liner stranded off Panama in Central America were told Sunday (Mar 29) the company was still searching for a port which will allow them to disembark, even as they pleaded for help. The admission by Holland America Line President Orlando Ashford came after the mayor of Fort Lauderdale
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Passengers transferred from virus-stricken cruise ship off Panama
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PANAMA CITY: Passengers on a virus-stricken cruise liner stranded off Central America were transferred to another ship Saturday (Mar 29), after the US-bound vessel was given permission to pass through the Panama Canal. The Zaandam had been stuck in the Pacific Ocean since Mar 14 after dozens of the 1,800 people on board reported flu-like symptoms
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Passengers to leave Australia after days stuck on cruise ship
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PERTH: Hundreds of cruise ship passengers were due to board flights for Germany on Sunday (Mar 29), after spending days stranded at sea off the West Australian coast in a stand-off with authorities. The Artania docked in the port city of Fremantle on Friday after an earlier ban was reversed amid a spike in COVID-19 cases
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
3 arrested for attempting to rob Liberian-flagged ship in Singapore Strait
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SINGAPORE: Three people were arrested after they attempted to rob a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier in the Singapore Strait on Monday (Mar 16), said the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) in a media release. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s (MPA) Port Operations Control Centre received a report at around 5am that robbers had boarded the ship Sam Jaguar.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
More passengers leave coronavirus-hit cruise ship in California as Trump praises operation
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OAKLAND: Passengers waiting to disembark from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in California faced frustrating delays on Tuesday (Mar 10), despite US President Donald Trump saying the operation was going “incredibly well.” The Grand Princess arrived at a sealed-off wharf at the port of Oakland in San Francisco Bay on Monday after days stranded at sea with
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
More passengers leave coronavirus-hit cruise ship as Trump praises operation
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OAKLAND: More passengers disembarked from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in California on Tuesday (Mar 10) after days stranded at sea, as US President Donald Trump said the operation was “going along incredibly well” despite reports of slow progress. The Grand Princess arrived at a sealed-off wharf at the port of Oakland in San Francisco Bay
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