Passengers on the ship deserve to be treated humanely, says an official. FMTNews Virus
Passengers look out from the Zaandam cruise ship, anchored in the bay of Panama City on March 27.
The Zaandam, which left Buenos Aires on March 7, was originally meant to dock in Fort Lauderdale on April 7 at the conclusion of a month-long cruise.But, since a brief stop in Punta Arenas in Chilean Patagonia on March 14, it has been turned away from several South American ports over fears of contagion.
But Fort Lauderdale port authorities and members of the Broward County Board of Commissioners appeared inclined Tuesday to allow the ships to dock, possibly as early as Thursday afternoon. “Get these people off the ship as quickly as possible,” said Broward County commissioner Barbara Sharief.Broward County Mayor Dale Holness said a final decision would be taken on Thursday morning pending the approval of the plan.Ashford, the Holland America president, said a total of 1,243 passengers and 1,247 crew members were stranded at sea on the Zaandam and Rotterdam.
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