The transport minister has vowed to take harsh action after the MSC Orchestra left Durban for Mozambique this week.
The MSC Orchestra departed from Durban for Mozambique on Monday. Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has warned that it will be quarantined upon returning on Friday.The government has vowed to take harsh action after a cruise ship left South Africa for Mozambique this week.
"This ship will be dealt with in terms of the new regulations and will have to be isolated as a quarantined vessel," said an angry Mbalula. Sobantu Tilayi, CEO of the SA Maritime Safety Authority was more scathing, saying the MSC Orchestra would be treated"slightly worse" than ships that may seek to dock at South African ports without notice.
Meanwhile the government is expected to start on Thursday the disembarkation of over 1,700 passengers aboard another cruise liner docked at the port of Cape Town, the AIDAmira, after suspected Covid-19 cases were cleared on Wednesday."The protocol for them disembarking is what we must agree on. They are free to go, but we must manage their disembarkation."
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