Cruise ship linked to Church of Scientology leaves St. Lucia amid measles scare

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A cruise ship that had been quarantined this week in St. Lucia over a measles scare has set sail for Curacao maritime tracking records showed.

The vessel, which St. Lucia Coast Guard Sgt. Victor Theodore said is named Freewinds, left St. Lucia at 11:18 p.m. Thursday is expected to pull into Willemstad port in Curacao, almost 500 nautical miles west, at 6 a.m. local time on Saturday, according to the site MarineTraffic said.

The ship was quarantined, meaning no one was allowed off the vessel, on Monday when local health officials confirmed a female staffer on board contracted the highly infectious disease.

A 440-foot cruise ship owned and operated by the Church of Scientology is also named Freewinds. Officials on the island declined to comment on the name of the cruise ship, but Theodore identified to NBC News that it is the same one listed on the church's website.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/cruise-ship-linked-to-church-of-scientology-leaves-st-lucia-amid-measles-scare/ar-AAAR5RE?li=BBnb7Kz

[spanone]

1. Jesus said 'come unto me and buy me a cruise ship'

[HipChick]

2. Why is it being allowed to go to Island to Island?

Neither St Lucia or Curacao can handle a measles outbreak..

[Submariner]

4. Curacao is the ships homeport

so there is probably some legal 'law of the seas' reason for running for home.

[MineralMan]

3. Everyone on board will need an audit.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Aw Gee Whiz.

Was Tom Cruise on board?

[Eugene]

6. Scientology cruise ship faces renewed quarantine at home port in Curacao

Source: Reuters

HEALTH NEWS MAY 3, 2019 / 11:46 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Scientology cruise ship faces renewed quarantine at home port in Curacao

Steve Gorman
4 MIN READ

(Reuters) - A Church of Scientology cruise ship quarantined by the Caribbean nation of St. Lucia for measles is due to arrive on Saturday back at its home port on the island of Curacao, where it will face similar restrictions, a top health official there said.

A team of health officers in Curacao plans to board the vessel to determine who aboard may have been exposed to a crew member diagnosed with measles and who aboard has previously been vaccinated against the highly contagious disease, the official said.

Dr. Izzy Gerstenbluth, chief epidemiologist for the Curacao Biomedical and Health Research Institute, said passengers and crew who can prove they were already vaccinated or have had measles in the past would likely be free to disembark “and go about their business.”

Others would likely be restricted from leaving the vessel for the duration of the incubation period - the time during which they could potentially transmit the disease to others, he told Reuters by telephone.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-measles-cruiseship/scientology-cruise-ship-faces-renewed-quarantine-at-home-port-in-curacao-idUSKCN1SA03Y