As cruise ship carrying sick and dead passengers moves toward Florida, governor says state can't take them MSN, Mar 30, 2020, Sun Sentinel
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Holland America cruise ship, carrying four bodies and scores of patients with coronavirus-like symptoms, has been given permission to cross the Panama Canal, allowing them to continue their journey toward Florida, the cruise line’s president said Sunday.
The Zandaam and Rotterdam, where some passengers were transferred, may be heading to Fort Lauderdale or Miami.
But Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared on Fox News on Monday morning — and he wasn’t happy.
“We cannot afford to have people who are not even Floridians dumped into South Florida using up those valuable resources,†he said, adding he is in touch with the White House over the fate of these ships. “We view this as a big, big problem and we don’t want to see people dumped in southern Florida right now.â€
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Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis also spoke out against the ship coming to a community already experiencing a rapidly increasing spread of COVID-19.
“There are Navy bases on the Eastern seaboard where this ship could dock and be dealt with in a much more controlled environment,†Trantalis said. “The problem here is that Port Everglades sits in the very middle of a vast urban area. There are neighborhoods to the north, south and west of the port.â€
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