Florida couple, who was aboard the coronavirus-hit Grand Princess ocean liner, sues the ship's owner for more than $1 million, claiming the company put profits over safety
An Oakland Fire Rescue boat is seen in the background of the cruise ship Grand Princess as tests for coronavirus are conducted and arrangements are being made to offload passengers, as the vessel docks at the Port of Oakland, in California, US March 9, 2020.
The Grand Princess docked in Oakland, California, on Monday so its 2,400 passengers could disembark and be taken to quarantine or medical sites. An initial round of testing aboard the ship last week found that 21 people, mostly crew, were infected with the coronavirus. On Wednesday, the Grand Princess was denied entry to San Francisco Bay as it sailed back from Hawaii after state and local health authorities learned that some passengers from an earlier cruise on the same ship had developed flu-like symptoms.The lawsuit said that the cruise operator should have developed methods for protecting passengers due to its experience with another of its cruise liners, the Diamond Princess, which was quarantined in Japan.
The Regal Princess underwent a similar process, spending most of a day sailing up and down the Florida coast, before finally pulling into Port Everglades late Sunday. The US State Department advised Sunday against any travel on cruise ships, particularly for those with underlying health conditions. The advisory said the CDC has noted an “increased risk of infection of COVID-19 in a cruise ship environment.”
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