Chinanews.com, March 16th. According to CNN, a trans-Atlantic cruise ship carrying more than 1,000 people has not been found after being refused to call at multiple ports in the Caribbean Sea. At present, five cases of new coronary pneumonia have been confirmed on the cruise.
It has been reported that 20 crew members and 20 passengers, including a doctor, have developed flu-like symptoms and are in quarantine. British officials are struggling to negotiate with the countries concerned, hoping to find a country willing to dock the MS Braemar cruise ship.
The cruise ship is part of the British Friedrich Olsen Cruise Line. The company said in a statement: "Due to sensitivity to the new crown virus, no Caribbean port is willing to accept the cruise ship."
On 14th, the cruise ship carrying 682 passengers and 381 crew arrived in the Bahamas, but the Bahamian government did not allow the cruise ship to dock and only allowed the cruise ship to run aground southwest of Freeport.
Ms. Bramar is now moored about 25 miles offshore in the Bahamas, awaiting approval from the local government to bring important food, fuel and drugs, as well as two doctors and two nurses to the cruise.
According to a British government source, Britain is in talks with Cuban and US authorities to dock cruise ships, and Cuba is a more likely option. Considering the distance travelled and the health of passengers, the option to return the cruise ship to the UK has been ruled out.
It is reported that the passengers on the cruise are mainly British, but there are also passengers from Canada, Australia, Belgium, Colombia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden.