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PNP concerned about lack of coronavirus screening at cruise ship ports
February 15, 2020 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/PNP_concerned_about_lack_of_co...

Cautious sails: Coronavirus (Covid-19) measures and impact on the cruise industry
Vasanthi Vara 16 February 2020 https://www.ship-technology.com/features/coronavirus-outbreak-2019-ncov-...

Large number of people in confined spaces on cruise ships make onboard tourists prone to infectious diseases such as the coronavirus. In 2019 alone, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported ten outbreaks on cruise ships.

Two-thirds of seafarer training institutes at risk for shutdown
February 14, 2020 https://www.bworldonline.com/two-thirds-of-seafarer-training-institutes-...

Dancing the virus away: Ship's crew under quarantine come up with novel means to assure family
Jay Hilotin, February 15, 2020 https://gulfnews.com/world/dancing-the-virus-away-ships-crew-under-quara...

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Container ship MAERSK TEMA attacked, Gulf of Guinea, Feb 15 UPDATE
Mikhail Voytenko February 15, 2020 https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/02/14/container-ship-attacked-in-g...

What happens if coronavirus begins infecting cargo-ship crew?
Greg Miller, February 14, 2020 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-happens-if-coronavirus-begins-inf...

If ocean shipping is the “canary in the coal mine” for how the coronavirus will affect the global economy, then ocean shipping’s canary is the health of its crew.

China’s Shipping Nears a Standstill Amid Coronavirus Disruption
Costas Paris Feb. 14, 2020 https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-shipping-nears-a-standstill-amid-cor...

Executives say large container ships are leaving Chinese ports as little as 10% full, and sailings are being canceled as carriers brace for a financial retreat

Infected Filipinos on cruise ship rise to 11
Dona Z. Pazzibugan - February 14, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/185297/infected-filipinos-on-cruise-sh...

The number of Filipinos aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess who have tested positive for the new coronavirus has climbed to 11 as of Thursday.

Ship captain missing off Guam
Gaynor D. Daleno | 13 Feb 2020 https://www.postguam.com/news/local/ship-captain-missing-off-guam/articl...

The U.S. Coast Guard and an Air Force aircraft crew are searching for the captain of a Japan-based bulk carrier ship who went overboard off Guam.

Thailand fifth country denying Westerdam to disembark amid coronavirus fear
12/02/20 https://safety4sea.com/thailand-fifth-country-denying-westerdam-to-disem...

Holland America Line's Westerdam cruise ship has been repeatedly denied entrance in several ports after allegations that passengers have been infected by Coronavirus, which has resulted to the vessel for Sihanoukville, Cambodia.