{"id":215750,"date":"2020-03-19T14:48:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T18:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=215750"},"modified":"2020-03-19T14:51:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T18:51:44","slug":"in-cuba-british-cruise-ship-with-covid-19-cases-evacuation-of-passengers-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/in-cuba-british-cruise-ship-with-covid-19-cases-evacuation-of-passengers-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"In Cuba, British cruise ship with COVID-19 cases; evacuation of passengers underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/cuba\/crucero-ms-braemar-atracara-hoy-en-el-puerto-del-mariel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">British cruise ship <em>MS Braemar<\/em><\/a>, with five confirmed cases of COVID-19 on board and a group of people isolated for presenting suspicious symptoms, docked this Wednesday morning in the Cuban port of Mariel, west of Havana. The ship\u2019s passengers\u2019 disembarking and evacuation began at around 1:00 in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The cruise passengers were transported by bus to a terminal at the Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed International Airport, for their return to the United Kingdom, while most of the ship\u2019s crew members will remain on board to take over the ship\u2019s journey when so determined.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-215750 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/in-cuba-british-cruise-ship-with-covid-19-cases-evacuation-of-passengers-underway\/attachment\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-215752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-1-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-1-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-1-750x475.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-215752'>\n\t\t\t\tSeveral passengers of the British cruise ship MS Braemar, show a poster of thanks to Cuba during the operation for their transfer from the ship in the port of Mariel to the airport.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/in-cuba-british-cruise-ship-with-covid-19-cases-evacuation-of-passengers-underway\/attachment\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-215753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-2-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-2-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-2-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-215753'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: Adalberto Roque\/Pool\/EFE\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/in-cuba-british-cruise-ship-with-covid-19-cases-evacuation-of-passengers-underway\/attachment\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-3-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-215754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-3-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-3-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-215754'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: Adalberto Roque\/Pool\/EFE\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/in-cuba-british-cruise-ship-with-covid-19-cases-evacuation-of-passengers-underway\/attachment\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-4-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-215755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-4-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-4-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-4-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-4-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-4-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-215755'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: Adalberto Roque\/Pool\/EFE\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/in-cuba-british-cruise-ship-with-covid-19-cases-evacuation-of-passengers-underway\/attachment\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-5-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-5-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-215756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-5-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-5-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-5-1-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-5-1-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-5-1-750x463.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-215756'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: Adalberto Roque\/Pool\/EFE\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/in-cuba-british-cruise-ship-with-covid-19-cases-evacuation-of-passengers-underway\/attachment\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-6-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-6-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-215757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-6-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-6-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-6-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pasajeros-crucero-efe-6-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-215757'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: Adalberto Roque\/Pool\/EFE\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The first buses with passengers arrived at the Havana terminal for their departure by plane this Wednesday afternoon, while the evacuation of the rest from the port of Mariel continued.<\/p>\n<p>A video published by the <em>Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN)<\/em> news agency shows a caravan of buses leaving the port for Havana, guarded by the police. There were four lines of buses like this one, one for each flight scheduled for the transfer of cruise passengers.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACNCuba\/videos\/2595159204095497\/<\/p>\n<p>The five confirmed cases will also be evacuated, a diplomatic source confirmed to the Spanish agency EFE.<\/p>\n<p>A television report broadcast Wednesday morning from the Cuban port explained that the docking procedure would be carried out slowly, due to the strict measures established for the safety of cruise passengers, crew members and Cuban personnel participating in the operation, and whose number has not been made official.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Ram\u00f3n Castillo Carbonell, director of the Port Pilots of the Republic of Cuba enterprise, said during the evacuation, sea, land and air transport means would be used, \u201cfor which the personnel involved will be guaranteed during the movement of the cruise passengers to their final destination,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.granma.cu\/cuba-covid-19\/2020-03-18\/atraco-en-el-mariel-el-crucero-ms-braemar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to statements quoted<\/a> by the newspaper <em>Granma<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215758\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/atraque-crucero-efe-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215758\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/atraque-crucero-efe-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/atraque-crucero-efe-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/atraque-crucero-efe-1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/atraque-crucero-efe-1-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/atraque-crucero-efe-1-750x480.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The British cruise ship MS Braemar, with five confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than a thousand people on board, docks on the morning of this Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in the port of Mariel, west of Havana. Photo: Athaualpa Americe \/ EFE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For its part, the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) assured that the evacuation, organized jointly with the British authorities, would be carried out following established international protocols and that the island has \u201call the resources and means\u201d to carry it out successful.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>MS Braemar<\/em> had 682 passengers and 381 crew members. After being rejected by several countries in the area due to the presence of COVID-19 cases, the ship entered Cuban waters this Tuesday, after which the island\u2019s authorities accepted to receive it, a gesture that the United Kingdom government has publicly thanked, as well as several passengers on the ship through the social networks.<\/p>\n<p>British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said that he had maintained contacts with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodr\u00edguez on the case and said that London was \u201cvery grateful\u201d to Havana \u201cfor quickly allowing this operation, and for its close cooperation to ensure that it be a success.<\/p>\n<p>The British ambassador in Havana, Antony Stokes, also thanked the Cuban government in a video published from the Mariel port itself.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UKinCuba\/videos\/205644370531964\/<\/p>\n<p>After disembarking, passengers\u2015mostly British, but also of other nationalities\u2015were transferred to the Havana airport\u2015in duly insured bus caravans\u2015, from where they will return to the United Kingdom on four direct charter flights. In the last of these flights, it is planned that the infected will travel, and that it be equipped with the necessary medical equipment and supplies. Its departure time is estimated at the stroke of midnight, according to <em>Granma<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Company, responsible for the ship, confirmed on its Twitter account that the aircrafts in charge of the transfer were already in Cuba.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Braemar update: we can confirm that all four planes have landed in Cuba and Braemar is now alongside in the Port of Mariel.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines (@FredOlsenCruise) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FredOlsenCruise\/status\/1240246608702443520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A previous note from the British company stated that people who are unable to travel by plane would be treated in Cuba, but apparently they will leave for the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Cuban personnel, <em>Granma<\/em> explained that \u201call the equipment for the transportation of passengers is protected and follows established safety protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A tweet from a passenger on the ship, named Steve Dale, in which he thanks Cuba for receiving the <em>MS Braemar<\/em>, shows two of the people in charge of receiving the cruise passengers, with clothing and means of protection.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;ve now docked in Cuba and will be disembarking for flights home later today. Lots of welcoming tweets from the locals, some of whom are here to greet us! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Braemar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Braemar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Covid19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/THUbqaoKfi\">pic.twitter.com\/THUbqaoKfi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Dale (@stephendale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephendale\/status\/1240260769272528897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another passenger, Anthea Guthrie, who has made several social media posts from the ship and also publicly thanked Cuba, showed on Facebook images of the evacuation process and wrote that \u201ceverything is going well here\u201d and that the rules for a safe trip have been followed.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=10156742031580824&#038;id=528195823<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival in the United Kingdom, passengers who have not been confirmed to have COVID-19 must isolate themselves for 14 days, according to current protocol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British cruise ship MS Braemar, with five confirmed cases of COVID-19 on board and a group of people isolated for presenting suspicious symptoms, docked this Wednesday morning in the Cuban port of Mariel, west of Havana. 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